'Could they not' - Pundit claims Leeds should have moved for 'fantastic' EPL star in January

Former Leeds United defender Danny Mills admitted that he is surprised the Whites did not try to sign Dele Alli in the January transfer window.

Despite suffering a tough, injury-plagued season so far, Leeds didn’t do any significant transfer business last month.

Marcelo Bielsa will now continue to work with the squad at his disposal but the hope is that key figures such as Kalvin Phillips and Patrick Bamford will be available again soon after lengthy injuries.

Midfield is an area which could do with reinforcement, and Alli was available in January, eventually joining Everton from Tottenham.

Speaking to Football Insider, Mills claimed that the 25-year-old, who has been called ‘fantastic’ by Ian Wright, could have been a shrewd addition for Leeds.

The former Whites right-back stated: “From being told there was a lot of money to spend and not spending it, there are two questions to ask. Could they not get the deals done? Or, did they not feel those players were good enough to improve the squad.

“Even the likes of Dele Alli went on a free transfer. That would have been a pretty big coup in the end for Leeds.”

Although Alli has had an impressive career thus far, chipping in with 88 Premier League goal contributions (51 goals and 37 assists) he has flattered to deceive for a long time now.

At 25, there is still time for him to prove his doubters wrong, but he only has one league goal to his name in the last season-and-a-half, and even that was a penalty.

Whether or not Alli has the attitude to suceed in a Bielsa team is also up for debate, and while he may end up thriving at Everton, previous accusations of laziness would suggest that there is more chance that he would have flopped at Elland Road.

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