Leeds United were dealt a late transfer blow on deadline day, it has emerged...

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According to The Athletic, West Ham boss David Moyes blocked their move for veteran goalkeeper Darren Randolph, who would've arrived at Elland Road as a solid backup to first-choice Illan Meslier.

Aston Villa were also keen but the Irons' third-choice shot-stopper will now be resigned to a seat in the stands for the remainder of the season.

Bolstering the goalkeeper department was surely one of many priorities for Victor Orta and co during the winter but in the end, the Yorkshire giants failed to sign a single player.

Frustrating blow

After the departure of Kiko Casilla in the summer, manager Marcelo Bielsa was left with a lack of options between the sticks. The French glovesman is clearly the no.1 man in west Yorkshire but he has no capable backup behind him.

Vastly-inexperienced 21-year-old Norweigen Kristoffer Klaesson arrived from Valerenga as part of the academy setup during the off-season but has been named on the bench in the Premier League throughout the campaign.

He is the only other registered goalkeeper in the squad right now.

Elsewhere in the window, Leeds snubbed the opportunity to sign either Donny van de Beek from Manchester United or Spurs midfielder Harry Winks after being offered the pair of them, whilst they enquired about the possibility of landing Liverpool's Takumi Minamino and Chelsea winger Kenedy, too.

They also saw two bids rejected for mooted top target, RB Salzburg midfielder Brenden Aaronson.

Frustrating.

Randolph would've hardly been the man to get the Elland Road faithful roaring every week but he'd have been a solid depth option and one that Bielsa may well need in the future, especially given how bad injuries have been this season.

Once dubbed "outstanding" by former teammate Jonathan Woodgate, the 34-year-old would have added some much-needed experience to Leeds' goalkeeping department.

Bielsa was already probably angry enough to have missed out on any arrivals but to be dealt a blow that late is certainly going to leave him livid heading into the second half of the season.

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