Leeds turn down £4million offer from Cardiff City for Ross McCormack

Leeds United have turned down a £4million offer from Cardiff City for Ross McCormack,according to Sky Sports. McCormack has been the subject of a bid from West Ham already this month, and they have not returned with a new offer. Cardiff City have now tested Leeds' resolve with a £4million offer - but Leeds have shunned the bid. Sunderland had also been linked with a late move for the Scotland international - but as yet they have not made a bid.

Cardiff City Latest Club linked to Ross McCormack

West Ham United have according to Leeds United manager Brian McDermott abandoned there pursuit of Leeds Captain Ross McCormack ."The bid for Ross was rejected on Friday and I've have spoken to Sam Allardyce since and he has said that they won't be coming back in for him," McDermott told the club's official website. "I'm confident that he will be here after the window closes on Friday. Ross has never asked to leave. He is my captain and he is a talisman for our team. "He scores goals and he makes them as well. He has been a good leader for the team and for me and I'm confident he will remain here. "He has been important since April, since I turned up at the club. I'm sure that he will get better and better and will and we are going to have him for his prime years." However according to reports Cardiff City are set to bid for McCormack.Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been extremely busy so far in the transfer window with moves of Fabio, Kenwyne Jones and Wilfired Zaha set be completed but Cardiff’s business is set to continue with a bid for the leading goal scorer in the Championship.But with Vincent Tan showing he is not scared to back his new manager with cash, Solskjaer is set to make his own bid to land McCormack, who made 74 appearances for the Welsh side during a two-year spell at the club. The former Motherwell striker has scored 17 goals this season and the Norwegian manager believes the 27-year-old can add instant firepower to a side that are currently bottom of the Premier League on goal difference.

Match Report:Leeds 0-1 Cardiff

Cardiff extended their long unbeaten run against Leeds United with a 1-0 victory at Elland Road. Fraizer Campbell’s second-half tap-in separated the sides and left Leeds without a win over their rivals since 1984. Leeds dominated the first half and had a great chance to open the scoring through Ross Barkley.Leeds made a strong start to the second with Michael Brown slicing a shot over the crossbar moments after the restart. But Tommy Smith fired a far better chance wide at the other end after a neat through-ball from Kim Bo-Kyung and Cardiff began to come into the game for the first time. They took the lead on 64 minutes as Fraizer Campbell – introduced from the bench two minutes earlier – turned in Craig Bellamy’s volley after a poor clearance from Leeds right-back Sam Byram. United threw on new signing Habib Habibou for the final 17 minutes and they came close to snatching an equaliser when Tom Lees’ header forced David Marshall to punch the ball desperately off his goalline but City held on.