Leeds to land McCarthy

According to reports On Skysports.com Leeds are set to sign Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy on a month's loan.Whites boss Simon Grayson confirmed he was in the market for a new shot-stopper after Paul Rachubka's nightmare display in Wednesday's 5-0 home drubbing by Blackpool.The former Manchester United trainee was hauled off at half-time against his old club after three blunders led to the Elland Road club falling 3-0 down, with teenager Alex Cairns coming on in his place.Now Grayson has moved swiftly to bring in additional cover with a move for Reading youngster McCarthy poised to be agreed.The 21-year-old has made just one Carling Cup appearance for the Royals this season but is highly regarded at the Madejski Stadium and has had previous spells out on loan with Brentford, Yeovil, Aldershot and Cambridge.

Should the deal be completed in time, McCarthy is expected to go straight into the starting XI for Sunday's testing Championship trip to Leicester.

Leeds eye Kuszczack Loan Move

Leeds are considering loan moves for Reading keeper Alex McCarthy and Manchester United’s Tomasz Kuszczak after their 5-0 defeat by Blackpool, in which Paul Rachubka’s three mistakes all resulted in goals.Leeds boss Simon Grayson insisted he had no choice but to haul off Rachubka after his first-half horror show. Grayson admitted that the half-time switch to youngster Alex Cairns was his only option.“I’ve said before that I think Paul’s a strong character but I had to take him out of the limelight,” said Grayson.“When you make three mistakes like that, your confidence goes and if I’d been the other manager I’d have been telling my players to get crosses in and get shots in.“I felt it was in the best interests of Paul, the team and the club to make that decision. But it’s a ruthless thing to do and a hard decision to make.“They are in the limelight, they are there to be shot at and he made three errors which we were punished by, including going down to ten men.”