{"id":725367,"date":"2026-01-28T01:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T01:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/725367\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T01:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T01:49:14","slug":"i-fear-leeds-united-sell-star-player-to-fund-jorgen-strand-larsen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/725367\/","title":{"rendered":"I fear Leeds United sell star player to fund Jorgen Strand Larsen"},"content":{"rendered":"

If Leeds United<\/a> do end up signing Jorgen Strand Larsen<\/a> for a fee up towards \u00a340million, someone is going to have to make weight on PSR.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The January transfer window shuts next Monday, leaving Leeds and the 49ers with precious little time left to sort out what needs to be done.<\/p>\n

Our ultimate focus is adding another striker to the mix<\/a>, and complement Dominic Calvert-Lewin for a much greater chance of survival.<\/p>\n

Most Read on LeedsAllOver<\/p>\n

Leeds United pursuing Jorgen Strand Larsen for deadline-busting transfer agreement<\/p>\n

Last week, it was revealed that Leeds had lodged a \u00a330million plus add-ons bid to sign Jorgen Strand Larsen<\/a> from Wolves.<\/p>\n

The Molineux striker has had a tough time this season, but has demonstrated his Premier League credentials with 14 goals and four assists last season. Back when Wolves were functioning.<\/p>\n

\"\"Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen remains subject to Leeds United transfer talks. (Action Images via Reuters\/Paul Childs)<\/p>\n

This week, Leeds\u2019 talks for the striker continue<\/a> as it was revealed on Tuesday morning that the Norway international is keen<\/a> on a move to Elland Road.<\/p>\n

Leeds\u2019 chances of landing the striker may well hinge on how serious Crystal Palace\u2019s interest becomes. The Eagles have been rocked by the exit request of Jean-Philippe Mateta<\/a>. Before Monday\u2019s deadline, they could be after a new striker with the funds to finance the \u00a340million-rated Strand Larsen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I fear Leeds United will use Ao Tanaka to finance Jorgen Strand Larsen transfer<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a major stumbling block everyone is wondering. How on earth are Leeds going to afford \u00a330-40million on a signing this season?<\/p>\n

We were told by managing director Robbie Evans<\/a> in September that we\u2019re \u201cunequivocally maxing our PSR\u201d this season. Therefore, it suggests there\u2019s very little money for permanent signings<\/a> mid-season.<\/p>\n

The obvious solution is then looking at a player that Leeds can sell to make up the difference. Joel Piroe, a seldom-used striker, seems the clearest makeweight<\/a>, given Strand Larsen would be a straight swap and marked improvement.<\/p>\n

However, the draw against Everton has me wondering (fearing) that we\u2019re going to consider Ao Tanaka\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

\"\"Leeds United midfielder Ao Tanaka struggled vs Everton. (REUTERS\/Peter Powell)<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no denying the Japan midfielder is good enough to shine in the Premier League. See Chelsea at home<\/a>. Although, since a poor showing away at Brentford, I sense the impression Farke has gone off Tanaka significantly.<\/p>\n

Farke is favouring Ilia Gruev almost exclusively at the moment. And, Tanaka being thrown into our low block last night didn\u2019t do him any favours. For what it\u2019s worth, I think Farke did Tanaka a disservice thrusting him into that game state on 66 minutes. <\/p>\n

That said, the midfielder was at fault for Everton\u2019s equaliser. In turn, that potentially cements the Leeds manager\u2019s belief of what he needs in his midfield right now.<\/p>\n

Given the pending return of Sean Longstaff to peak fitness, it might lessen Farke\u2019s eagerness to utilise Tanaka even further.<\/p>\n

If Leeds are to finance a fee up towards \u00a340million for Strand Larsen, we\u2019ll need a significant sale before the end of June. The way Tanaka\u2019s role in the side has diminished over the past month or so leads me to worry that Farke might ditch arguably Leeds\u2019 most eye-catching player from 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If Leeds United do end up signing Jorgen Strand Larsen for a fee up towards \u00a340million, someone is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":725368,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[12409,748,1385,25764,393,4884,15195,1860,2922,142361,142362,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-725367","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-ao-tanaka","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-daniel-farke","11":"tag-elland-road","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-jorgen-strand-larsen","15":"tag-leeds","16":"tag-leeds-united","17":"tag-lufc","18":"tag-the-whites","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115970216116314130","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=725367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/725368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=725367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=725367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=725367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}