Leeds United have been tipped to make a bizarre transfer after reports they are interested in former Huddersfield Town man Lewis O’Brien.
O’Brien joined Los Angeles FC on loan in the MLS after playing 23 games (18 starts) on loan with Middlesbrough in the ]Championship in 2023-24, recording one assist in 1,576 minutes.
The Colchester, England, native appeared in 17 games (17 starts) on loan for D.C. United from April to July 2023, registering one goal and one assist in 1,515 minutes while establishing himself as a key player in the midfield for United.
O’Brien originally signed with Nottingham on July 20, 2022, from Championship club Huddersfield Town, where he was named the Academy Player of the Year in 2017-18. O’Brien made his Nottingham Forest debut on Aug. 6, 2022, and scored his first EPL goal Sept. 16, 2022, vs. Fulham FC. O’Brien has made a total of 17 appearances across all competitions for Nottingham Forest.
The five-foot-eight midfielder made his professional debut on Sept. 8, 2018, with English fourth-division club Bradford City on a loan from Huddersfield Town, and he went on to play 46 times for Bradford City. He then returned to Huddersfield Town in 2019 and was named the 2019-2020 Player of the Year after finishing second in the league with 121 tackles. He appeared in a total of 131 career matches across all competitions for Huddersfield Town, scoring eight goals and registering 10 assists before moving to Nottingham Forest.
But if Leeds make a move for him, it is set to be a pretty bizarre move.
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Now though, Carlton Palmer has backed Leeds to sign the midfielder in the January Transfer Window after the expiry of his loan before selling him in the summer.
“The problem that they [Leeds] have obviously is he struggled to make any kind of impact in the Premier League with Nottingham Forest,” he said to Football League World.
“But the priority is for Leeds to get back to the Premier League. “Given his age, it wouldn’t be a problem for Leeds United to move him on should they get promoted to the Premier League.
“It’s going to be a chase for Lewis O’Brien’s signature, there are a lot of clubs who are interested in his signature, but I think it would be a good solution for Leeds United given the injury crisis they have at the moment.”
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