[ad_pod ]
This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…
Leeds United rejected the chance to sign Marcus Edwards from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer, per Football Insider.
What’s the word?
The attacking midfielder left Spurs in the transfer window, joining Portuguese club Vitoria on deadline day.
However, the report states that he was offered to the Championship club as a possible part-exchange option within the deal taking Jack Clarke to north London.
Leeds ultimately opted against taking Edwards, with the club keen to do a straight-cash deal.
The report states that Spurs paid an initial £9.5m for Clarke, who has been loaned back to the Championship club for the 2019/20 campaign.
The right call
Edwards has never really showed any indication that he can make any impact for an English club at a respectable level.
He made just one appearance during his time at Spurs and a loan spell at Norwich City was cut short due to concerns over his attitude.
Watch Tottenham Hotspur Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below
A spell with Excelsior last season was more productive but the club were still relegated from the Dutch top-flight.
He needs to get his career back on track before he can think about playing for a club with such a pedigree as Leeds.
His time with Vitoria is the perfect opportunity to do that.
[ad_pod ]