Former Sporting Lisbon striker Jorge Cadete has revealed that Leeds United tried to sign him in 1996 while he was on the books of Scottish giants Celtic.
At that time, Cadete was a feared player in World football and his signing would have been a major signing for the Whites.
During the time, Leeds also had respected players within their squad such as Tony Yeboah, Briane Deane and Ian Rush within their ranks and Cadete would have no doubt been a good addition to the forward line. During his career Cadete went on to gain 33 caps for the Portugal national team.
Speaking to Atasca do Cherba, he confirmed that Leeds were interested in signing him, saying: “It was at a time when Leeds United came to see Pierre van Hooijdonk, but after seeing two games they wanted to negotiate my exit. They went so far as to offer Celtic £9m in 1996, and they did not want to sell.”
