League One Huddersfield Town have suffered a major blow in their pursuit of Leyton Orient star Ethan Galbraith as interest from Championship Charlton Athletic continues.
Reports emerged over the last few days that the Terriers were set to launch an ambitious £2.5million bid for Galbraith after the Addicks had failed in their own attempts to secure his services.
Lee Grant’s side have already been busy this summer with the addition of Sean Roughan, Joe Low, Marcus Harness, Ryan Ledson, Josh Feeney and Murray Wallace and look to be continuing their trajectory from the January transfer window. They added Joe Taylor and Dion Charles in the winter but for various reasons did not see the finish the club’s board will have hoped.
Now a new update has emerged on their pursuit of the Orient man.
Huddersfield Town Transfer Bid Rejected For Galbraith
The Terriers have reportedly seen a £1.5 million initial bid rejected for the 24-year-old, some way short of the £2.5 million previously reported and the £3 million figure indicated that would be enough to seal the deal.
It is unknown at this time whether the club will try again, but based on the reports they are likely to return with another offer.
Galbraith is entering the final year of his contract so Leyton Orient would be willing to allow him to leave for the right price, rather than risk losing him for nothing at the end of the season.
If Pete O’Rourke‘s valuation is correct there may be some distance between the bid and the asking price.
Huddersfield Go Big Again for League One Glory
Huddersfield are seemingly attempting to emulate some of what Birmingham City did last season, hoovering up some of the best talent from the division and using the club’s financial muscles to their advantage. However, they will have to be wary as Birmingham did not just spend big they spent clever and were willing to take their time to snap up the best opportunities rather than just the first ones.
Rotherham United suffered last season after seemingly doing good business early and whilst it is not in the same ballpark of financial spending it could be a lesson to be learned.