The transfer window may be closed - yes, even in Europe now - but it seems that one of the summer's longest-running sagas still has plenty of subplots to be uncovered.

Ryan Kent's return to Rangers from Liverpool following his loan at Ibrox last season may finally have been confirmed on the final day of Scotland's transfer window on Monday, but it now seems as though that move was very close to being denied the chance of happening.

Like Rangers, Leeds United were also thought to be keen on a move for the winger from early on in the transfer window, and if the latest suggestions are anything to go by, the Championship side came closer than many expected to getting their man.

According to Daily Mirror journalist David Anderson, while Liverpool sources have claimed that the club rejected a £4.5million bid from Leeds for Kent, those close to Elland Road believe that the Yorkshire side had seen an offer for the 22-year-old accepted, only to then walk away in order to use that money to fund a season-long loan move for Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah.

While it seems as though only those involved in negotiating the deal will know exactly what went on, there is certainly a case to argue that Leeds made the right move in walking away from Kent in favour of Nketiah.

Having already secured the signing of former Wolves promotion winner Helder Costa, and completed a second loan deal for Jack Harrison from Manchester City, while also possessing the continued, unerringly reliable presence of Pablo Hernandez, you felt heading into this season that Leeds had plenty of options with which to cause problems for opposition defences from wide areas of the pitch, which may have negated the need for the signing of someone such as Kent.

By contrast, the departure of Kemar Roofe to Anderlecht left Marcelo Bielsa's side facing the prospect of starting the campaign with the somewhat inconsistent Patrick Bamford as the club's only out and out centre forward with experience at this level.

It seems, therefore, as though a move for a player such as Nketiah, in order to help Bamford provide the goals that Leeds will surely need if they are to compete for promotion to the Premier League again this season, was the right one, with the striker's pedigree - highlighted by his time with Arsenal - seeming to suggest that he is more than capable of doing that.

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Indeed, that is something that has been backed up by his early performances in a Leeds shirt.

With three goals in five appearances in all competitions for Leeds during the first month of the season, it already seems as though Nketiah is starting to find his range at this level, and you feel that will only improve as he gets more and more opportunities to impress at Elland Road.

Add to that the fact that Kent's previous loan spells in the Championship with the likes of Barnsley and Bristol City have not always been convincing, and you do start to feel as though turning down Nketiah in pursuit of a winger would have been something of a risk for Leeds to take.

While this may all mean that they have abanded a permanent signing in favour of a temporary one, if Nketiah can do what he has been brought to Elland Road to do, then this time next year, Leeds may well find themselves in a position where the amount they can or cannot spend on transfers, becomes much less of a concern.

Then this really will start to seem like a decision that has quite literally paid off.