Leeds is in the lead to sign a fantastic defender with ties to Summerville….

On January 19, the newspaper said on their website that the Scottish left-back is about to make a “bumper move” from Hellas Verona. The trade is expected to be finalized later that day.

The Whites were rumored to be interested in the 21-year-old as they try to bolster their full-back position during the January transfer window, but he will now remain in Italy following a £5 million move with £850,000 in add-ons because they never really proceeded to make a “formal bid.”

Due to Verona’s decision to pull out of the transfer window, Doig was on the verge of signing a four and a half year contract at Sassuolo.

Given that both Junior Firpo and Sam Byram have had serious injury problems this season, Daniel Farke is thought to prioritize left backs.

It appears that Leeds United could have paid for Doig if they had been serious about acquiring him, but his cost would have been high for a Championship team that made significant summer spending commitments.

The club is having trouble coming to a financial agreement as the deadline draws near, and as the end of the month draws near, it will probably be necessary to make some changes to the playing field in order to make room for new players.

Unless the players that were supposed to arrive were clear improvements over Byram or Archie Gray, a loan on either side of the defense is arguably the best option.