Leeds United reportedly held interest in signing Swansea City midfielder Matt Grimes this month, but the 28-year-old has snubbed the chance to leave in favour of signing a new deal.
The Whites are in need of signings in more than a handful of positions before the end of the summer, but are no closer to making any of them happen.
Ethan Ampadu’s arrival in midfield has helped the quality of the side significantly, but he needs more support in the middle of the park.
Matt Grimes rejected Leeds?
Football Insider have claimed that Swansea City star man Matt Grimes has agreed a new contract in South Wales to keep him at the club for the foreseeable future.
As named above, speculation has seen Grimes linked with a move to Southampton, following manager Russell Martin to St Mary’s, but journalist Pete O’Rourke has claimed that Leeds were also in for the midfielder.
Grimes has rejected interest from Leeds and Southampton to stay at Swansea. New four-year deal for the Swansea skipper.#SwanseaCity #LUFC #SaintsFC https://t.co/Q8zMiEBUcI
— Pete O'Rourke (@SportsPeteO) August 18, 2023
This new deal sees Grimes turn down the chance to re-join Leeds after a very unsuccessful loan stint with the club back in 2016/17.
It’s an Elland Road stint that fans will recall ended so sourly with social media posts emerging seemingly from Grimes’ mother, “buzzing” that her son was leaving “that place with horrid fans”.
Grimes was never going to join us.
That stint in 16/17 under Monk was just enough for him to never want to consider coming back to Leeds, unless it’s to pick up three points for Swansea, which his side celebrated immensely in 19/20.
He is best off staying at Swansea, because that’s where he’s playing his best football and is proving to be one of the better midfielders in the division.
A non-starter for sure.
