Bamba Dieng

Sky Sports News revealed on Deadline Day Leeds had agreed a £10m fee with Marseille for Dieng and he was due to head over to the United Kingdom for a ...

Time is running out for clubs to do business in the transfer window. "Part of the madness of deadline day," Radrizzani said after the deal fell through. Three other Premier League clubs have shown an interest in the 22-year-old this summer, including Tottenham. Radrizzani tweeted: "Let's welcome Bamba Dieng and we will continue to work on Gapko. To avoid missing out on any of the news wherever you are, look out for live streaming of Sky Sports News on the Sky Sports News revealed on Deadline Day Leeds had agreed a £10m fee with Marseille for Dieng and he was due to head over to the United Kingdom for a medical.

Leeds United chairman Andrea Radrizzani claims his club were "screwed up" after deadline-day drama saw them miss out on Bamba Dieng.

Leeds enjoyed a strong start to the season with wins over Wolves and Chelsea. But, Nice came along with a rival offer and, after some lobbying from his agent, he decided to stay in France. We have been screwed up, it happens even to the best ones. Gakpo is staying at PSV Eindhoven, but the real drama came with Dieng. Boss Jesse Marsch wasted no time moulding his team in his vision with the likes of Brenden Aaronson and Rasmus Kristensen. However, amid Daniel James’ exit from the club to Fulham, Leeds sought a replacement for the Welshman.

Leeds United chief Andrea Radrizzani walked away from a £10million plus deal for Marseille striker Bamba Dieng after the 22-year-old opted to enter talks ...

Were Leeds right to pull the plug on a deal for Bamba Dieng? But less than six hours later, the Italian updated fans that Dieng was no longer on his way to Leeds United. "Let's welcome Bamba Dieng and we will continue to work on Gapko," tweeted Radrizzani at 1:51pm on Transfer Deadline Day. Let us know in the [Bayern Munich](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/bayern-munich-fc) and [Manchester City](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/manchester-city-fc) with ex- [Everton](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/everton-fc) shot-stopper Joel Robles linking up on a free transfer. With first-team strikers Patrick Bamford and Rodrigo both sidelined, the Yorkshire outfit had earmarked Dieng, 22, as their no1 priority on Transfer Deadline Day.

LEEDS had reportedly agreed a deal with Marseille and Bamba Dieng before Nice hijacked the deal.

@James_Rodgers1 wrote: "Sometimes it's a good idea not to tweet till the player has signed the contract. But he also wrote a request to Leeds fans to get behind what he thought would be Leeds' eighth signing of the summer. One Leeds fan took to social media to state that he 'understands why people are a bit underwhelmed' by Dieng after the Gakpo speculation. Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani has gone viral on social media for his tweet "welcoming" Bamba Dieng to the club just hours before the transfer collapsed in a spectacular turn of events. Dieng was said to have still been at the airport while his agent was holding discussions with Nice. Leeds swiftly turned their attention to Dieng and talks were seemingly moving quickly with a fee agreed with Marseille.

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Yet in the meantime Nice intervened in an attempt to take Dieng along France’s Mediterranean coast, with Radrizzani later admitting: “Part of the madness of deadline day. It happens even to the best ones.” “There was a minor problem with the medical,” the source confirmed to AFP, adding that “the transfer is not off” despite the deadline passing in France.

Bamba Dieng is having a medical with Nice after choosing the French side over Leeds United, The Athletic understands. The Elland Road side agreed a deal ...

He was part of the Senegal squad that won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. However, Nice made a move for the forward as Dieng was sat at a private jet terminal. The Elland Road side agreed a deal worth €10million with Marseille earlier on Thursday after a failed move for Cody Gakpo.

MARSEILLE winger Bamba Dieng decided against a deadline-day move to Leeds United at the eleventh hour.

Leeds had all but wrapped up a deal to land Dieng with just hours until the end of the window but were left furious when he opted to snub the idea of joining Jesse Marsch's squad at the last second. However, Nice could decide to resurrect the move in the not-too-distant future as a result of Ligue 1's 'joker' rule, according to Bamba Dieng's failed deadline-day move to Nice could be revived over the coming days due to a unique rule that allows French clubs to sign one player after the end of the summer window, according to reports.

Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani has expressed his disgust at seeing what looked like a done deal to sign Senegal forward Bamba Dieng hijacked by ...

Now it’s time to focus on the pitch and support our new project and the great job Jesse [Marsch] and the staff are doing.” Now it s time to focus on the pitch and support our new project and the great job Jesse and the staff are doing 💪💛💙— Andrea Radrizzani (@andrearadri) We have done a great market, planned and executed our targets at very early stage. Let s welcome Bamba Dieng and we will continue to work on Gapko. We have been screwed up , it happens even to the best ones. “Part of the madness of deadline day.

Leeds United had the last laugh on transfer deadline day after being 'screwed up' in their move for Marseille star Bamba Dieng.The Ligue 1 forward had.

We have been screwed up, it happens even to the best ones,” he said when the United fan joked he may have delete his previous tweet. But the Senegal international decided to head up the road to Nice in an attempt to join Marseille’s rivals. [final day of the summer window](https://talksport.com/football/1184150/chelsea-sign-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-antony-man-united-transfer-fee-liverpool-nab-arthur-premier-league-deadline-day/) but had a change of heart when a counter offer came in from Nice.

Senegal forward Bamba Dieng endured a nightmare transfer deadline day following dramatic incidents that saw him miss out on moves to Leeds United and OGC ...

Now it s time to focus on the pitch and support our new project and the great job Jesse and the staff are doing 💪💛💙— Andrea Radrizzani (@andrearadri) Now it’s time to focus on the pitch and support our new project and the great job Jesse [Marsch] and the staff are doing,” the Italian said of the player who had agreed a four-year deal. “We have been screwed up, it happens even to the best ones.