Leeds United have swooped in for Christantus Uche, sources have told TEAMtalk, as Wolves hit a stumbling block in their pursuit of the Getafe forward.<\/p>\n
Wolves<\/a> looked to have beaten off strong interest from West Ham United, Leeds, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth to land the Getafe attacker in a \u00a317.5million (\u20ac20.3m, $23.6m) deal.<\/p>\n Sources have told TEAMtalk that Uche, who played as a centre-forward and in attacking midfield for Getafe last season, wants to head to the Premier League, with the Nigeria international\u2019s expected arrival at Molineux potentially sparking Newcastle to step up their pursuit of Jorgen Strand Larsen.<\/p>\n Wolves see Uche as adding competition rather than replacing Strand Larsen and have already knocked back a \u00a350m (\u20ac58m, $67.6m) bid from Newcastle.<\/p>\n Strand Larsen is keen on the move but won\u2019t push for his exit. However, Uche\u2019s impending arrival would have taken the pressure off should Newcastle step up their interest.<\/p>\n LaLiga club Getafe need to sell and will sanction Uche\u2019s exit as they struggle to register a number of their players.<\/p>\n However, Uche, 22, and his representatives have failed to agree on personal terms with the Black Country club.<\/p>\n The deal is not dead in the water, at this stage, but his availability has now alerted a number of clubs.<\/p>\n Leeds<\/a> are the club who are now pushing hardest as they look to add to their attack before Monday\u2019s transfer deadline.<\/p>\n Clubs from overseas, including AC Milan, also have an interest in Uche, who scored four goals and gave seven assists in 38 appearances last season.<\/p>\n It is likely to come down to the club with the biggest pockets and the pulling power who land Uche, who has scored one goal and given one assist in two LaLiga matches this season, featuring in both games as a centre-forward.<\/p>\n Ask me anything!\u00a0<\/strong>\ud83d\udccc\u00a0Dean Jones will be answering your questions TODAY between 2pm and 3pm BST. Send in your questions now\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Latest Leeds news: Man Utd raid, Danny Mills advice to Bamford<\/strong><\/p>\n Leeds are planning a shock and controversial move for a Manchester United midfielder<\/a>, who is also on the radar of Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Newcastle United.<\/p>\n