Leeds United defeat made worse by fact goalscorer was reported transfer target

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Leeds United have dropped to fourth in the Championship following a 1-0 loss to Charlton Athletic at The Valley. 

Once again, the team’s struggles at defending set-pieces were on show as Tom Lockyer’s headed effort was punched by Kiko Casilla off a Charlton player for the only goal of the game. 

That Charlton player was Macauley Bonne, who was once reportedly a Leeds United target himself. 

Back in December of last year, it was reported that Leeds were keen on the Zimbabwean. TEAMtalk reported that Leeds were considering a move for the striker in January following his excellent form at Leyton Orient. 

It came after the former Colchester man was on a scoring spree with Orient. He has netted 25 goals in 2017-18 and was on a similar path last season. 

But Leeds’ apparent interest came to nothing. In the end, it was Charlton who won the race for the non-league sensation. 

Bonne joined the Addicks in an undisclosed deal this summer and capped his first league start for the club with a goal against Leeds yesterday. 

Leeds will no doubt wish they had made a move for the player after all.