The odds have been slashed on Leeds United signing Leicester City striker Leonardo Ulloa this month, according to bookmakers.
SkyBet have slashed the Yorkshire giants snapping up Ulloa, 31, before the transfer window shuts at the start of February.
Leeds are second in the betting race at 10/1 on Monday morning, behind only Championship rivals Aston Villa (5/2), while Sunderland (12/1) are also firmly in the running to land the Premier League winner.
Last week, Leeds were priced at 14/1 by Sky Bet to sign Ulloa before the transfer window cut-off.
Leeds have struggled to find a consistent goalscorer since Chris Wood left for Burnley despite signing three strikers last summer in Pierre-Michel Lasogga, Jay-Roy Grot and Caleb Ekuban.
The Argentine powerhouse, known for his physicality and hold-up play, appears to be well down the pecking order at Leicester with Jamie Vardy, Kelechi Iheanacho, Islam Slimani and Shinji Okazaki all seeming to be above him in Claude Puel’s plans.
OPINION
Ulloa would be a brilliant short-term fix for Leeds. His playing style is similar to Wood’s in that he can hold the ball up, bring others into play, rough up defenders and regularly bang in the goals. The Argentine lacks the finesse to play regularly for a top-ten Premier League club – he has made just six appearances this season – but he has an outstanding track record in the Championship, scoring 26 goals in 58 matches for Brighton, with 23 of those strikes coming in the league alone. Out of contract at Leicester in the summer of 2019, Leeds could do a lot worse than make a loan move for the big front man.