On the latest episode of BBC Radio Leeds' Don't Go To Bed Just Yet, Jonny Buchan, Adam Pope and Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix were joined by BBC Sport's Sami Mokbel to discuss Leeds' search for a new striker in January.
Jorgen Strand Larsen was a target but he eventually left Wolves to join Crystal Palace in a deal that could be worth up to £48m.
"My understanding all along was that Leeds never really wanted to go over £40m," Mokbel said.
"I think once Crystal Palace came in well above that £40m mark, I always thought it would be difficult for Leeds to come back in."
On why Leeds then did not go elsewhere, Mokbel said: "Recruitment departments in Premier League clubs can be funny beings. If there is a certain signing that doesn't align with their long-term targets, I think they can often not bother with them and want to stick to their long-term plan.
"If Jorgen Strand Larsen, as we're led to believe, was a long-term target, I can kind of understand why they didn't want to sway away from that and stay on the path they're on. The form, aside from the defeat at Arsenal at the weekend, is good.
"I can see the benefits in financially keeping your powder dry but if your form does go south then I think the recruitment staff and the hierarchy there have created a big problem for themselves, because I think it will just be used as a stick to beat them with if your form goes south."
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