No Loan Bid For Ranger

06 September 2011 22:39
Leeds United have denied reports claiming they wanted to take Nile Ranger on loan from Newcastle last week. The Whites were linked with a host of players on transfer deadline day including the Magpies striker, but the Championship side are adamant that a deal for the 20-year-old was never on the cards before the window closed. Ranger is down the pecking order at St. James' Park but Simon Grayson was bemused by the suggestion that the youngster was a target of his, having already swooped for Wolves forward Andy Keogh."It's simply not true," he told the club's official website when asked if the club missed out on Ranger."Nile was one of a number of players who we were aware of his availability during the transfer window, but we brought in Andy Keogh a few weeks before so we were not looking at other strikers."We certainly didn't speak with Newcastle about his availability, and it's well known that we were looking in other areas."

Source: FOOTYMAD