{"id":729445,"date":"2026-01-29T21:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/729445\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T21:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:52:15","slug":"immediate-jorgen-strand-larsen-to-leeds-united-update-as-crystal-palace-collapse-close-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/729445\/","title":{"rendered":"Immediate Jorgen Strand Larsen to Leeds United update as Crystal Palace collapse close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/leeds-6-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Strand Larsen, with Farke and Marathe either side of him\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Breaking Media<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769723533_564_00b64913d297112f0119828c00681b23.png\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Josh Edwards\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Thu 29 January 2026 19:10, UK Updated Thu 29 January 2026 19:29, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Jorgen Strand Larsen\u2019s future is still not decided amid retained interest from Leeds United.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/news\/jorgen-strand-larsen-deal-back-on-at-leeds-united-after-new-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds have not been quiet about their interest in signing Strand Larsen<\/a> this winter, as Daniel Farke eyes the perfect partner for Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the system that has brought the Whites plenty of success.<\/p>\n<p>Though the same can be said for several Premier League clubs, including the likes of Crystal Palace and Everton, who have both been mooted with an interest in the Norwegian.<\/p>\n<p>News broke on Thursday stating that <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/leeds-already-decide-whats-next-after-strand-larsen-amid-unique-transfer-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palace had agreed a deal for Strand Larsen<\/a>, only for it to be reported hours later that a move was falling apart as a result of the bid never actually happening.<\/p>\n<p>That may have opened the door for the 49ers to make one final push for the striker, and perhaps at a discounted rate.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/INSTA-QUOTE-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Fabrizio Romano's tweet on Strand Larsen\" class=\"wp-image-220602\" \/>Credit: Breaking MediaLeeds retain strong interest in Jorgen Strand Larsen<\/p>\n<p>Strand Larsen has all of the attributes needed to thrive alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/dominic-calvert-lewin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Calvert-Lewin<\/a>, and perhaps even step in for him should the Englishman need a rest or worse, suffer injury.<\/p>\n<p>However, it became clear that <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds<\/a> would not go beyond \u00a340million for <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/jorgen-strand-larsen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strand Larsen<\/a>, and when it was reported that Palace had agreed a \u00a350m deal, it seemed like it was going to be another what-if type of saga.<\/p>\n<p>But if that deal has fallen through, as the latest reports suggest, Leeds may actually be able to sign him for even cheaper.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that Strand Larsen wants to move away from Wolves, and Graham Smyth has reiterated the point that Leeds remain keen on a deal if an opportunity presents itself that \u201cmakes sense\u201d for them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leeds United&#8217;s position on Jorgen Strand Larsen remains the same. Very keen. Open to a deal that makes sense.<\/p>\n<p>Interesting to see what Wolves will do\/accept if Palace do walk away completely.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#lufc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Graham Smyth (@GrahamSmyth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrahamSmyth\/status\/2016949238391804048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>Leeds could make a new, improved bid for the Norwegian as a last resort, and given the situation Wolves are facing, they may have little choice but to accept it at this stage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/daniel-farke-shares-immediate-leeds-transfer-update-as-lukas-nmecha-struck-by-injury-out-of-nowhere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Farke shares immediate Leeds transfer update as Lukas Nmecha struck by injury out of nowhere<\/a><\/p>\n<p>49ers must steer clear of summer repeat at Leeds<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/news\/leeds-united-relegation-chances-shift-in-updated-supercomputer-prediction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds are still well placed to avoid relegation from the Premier League<\/a>, but a failure to add another striker to their ranks would only make that task harder.<\/p>\n<p>And it was the same case in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Strand Larsen won\u2019t come cheap \u2013 that much is evident \u2013 but for a proven Premier League goalscorer to be available at this stage in the window is an opportunity that can\u2019t be missed.<\/p>\n<p>The Whites will undoubtedly stick to their stance of not wanting to overpay, but if Palace have dropped out of the race, and other clubs are yet to show concrete interest, then the door is open for them to make one final push.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/owners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">49ers Enterprises<\/a> cannot make the same mistake again.<\/p>\n<p>Stay up to date this winter with our <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/leeds-2026-winter-transfer-window-every-done-deal-signing-exit-and-loan-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds transfer tracker<\/a>. Click to see every done deal at Elland Road, plus expert reaction from our team of writers.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Breaking Media Thu 29 January 2026 19:10, UK Updated Thu 29 January 2026 19:29, UK Jorgen Strand&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":728290,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,15195,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-729445","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-jorgen-strand-larsen","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115980609080024625","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729445","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=729445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/728290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=729445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=729445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=729445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}