I thought the Leeds fans said he didnt want to leave EL? Looks like he did to me. Good luck Gradel onwards and upwards to better things!
they could have rejected it and took more from west ham?
Basic supply and demand. There were 5 clubs in for him, 3 in England, 2 in France. The 3 in England were all Championship clubs, and at the very least, they wanted to limit the damage, so refused to sell to a "rival" (yes, I know, it's hilarious hahahaha laugh it up ok done). Take those 3 out and there's just 2 french teams. Presumably only one could afford even the low transfer fee we got for him. As soon as a player hands in a transfer request their value drops.
