Yorkshire Evening Post 28/8/10
Grayson eyes more signings
By Phil Hay
Leeds United manager Simon Grayson has indicated that further signings are in the pipeline after securing the services of Scotland international Ross McCormack.
United's patient attempts to sign McCormack from Cardiff City paid off yesterday when the 24-year-old striker accepted a three-year contract at Elland Road.
Leeds paid an undisclosed, six-figure fee to Cardiff and concluded the transfer in time to name McCormack in their squad for today's league game at Watford, their last before the Championship's two-week international break.
The former Rangers and Motherwell forward is one of the most high profile additions to Grayson's squad since United's promotion from League One, and he is a proven Championship striker having scored 23 times for Cardiff during the 2008-09 season.
McCormack became the club's 10th summer signing when he put pen to paper after completing a medical, but Grayson is unlikely to draw a line under the Scot's arrival.
Leeds have another 72 hours in which to target other viable options in the transfer market, prior to Tuesday's deadline.
The club have inquired about 32-year-old Cardiff midfielder Gavin Rae and are continuing to be linked with Tottenham Hotspur defender Steven Caulker.
Honduran midfielder Ramon Nunez, meanwhile, has been on trial at United's Thorp Arch training ground for several weeks and was expecting to receive a verdict from Grayson before the end of the week.
Grayson said: "We've done a lot of work over the summer in recruiting players but we feel that one or two others would help us through the season.
"I'd like to bring in a couple of people because I want to keep improving the squad. We've got players coming back from injury over the next few weeks, which will help as well, but in this division you need serious competition.
"Ross has a proven goalscoring record and he really does improve the competition among the strikers here. That's why we identified him."
Grayson eyes more signings
By Phil Hay
Leeds United manager Simon Grayson has indicated that further signings are in the pipeline after securing the services of Scotland international Ross McCormack.
United's patient attempts to sign McCormack from Cardiff City paid off yesterday when the 24-year-old striker accepted a three-year contract at Elland Road.
Leeds paid an undisclosed, six-figure fee to Cardiff and concluded the transfer in time to name McCormack in their squad for today's league game at Watford, their last before the Championship's two-week international break.
The former Rangers and Motherwell forward is one of the most high profile additions to Grayson's squad since United's promotion from League One, and he is a proven Championship striker having scored 23 times for Cardiff during the 2008-09 season.
McCormack became the club's 10th summer signing when he put pen to paper after completing a medical, but Grayson is unlikely to draw a line under the Scot's arrival.
Leeds have another 72 hours in which to target other viable options in the transfer market, prior to Tuesday's deadline.
The club have inquired about 32-year-old Cardiff midfielder Gavin Rae and are continuing to be linked with Tottenham Hotspur defender Steven Caulker.
Honduran midfielder Ramon Nunez, meanwhile, has been on trial at United's Thorp Arch training ground for several weeks and was expecting to receive a verdict from Grayson before the end of the week.
Grayson said: "We've done a lot of work over the summer in recruiting players but we feel that one or two others would help us through the season.
"I'd like to bring in a couple of people because I want to keep improving the squad. We've got players coming back from injury over the next few weeks, which will help as well, but in this division you need serious competition.
"Ross has a proven goalscoring record and he really does improve the competition among the strikers here. That's why we identified him."