Millwall target questioned as Leeds United sent clear transfer message by rivals

The new Championship season is already underway and the second weekend of action is just days away after a mid-week fixture list made up of Carabao Cup first round action. Millwall and QPR both lost their Championship openers but have since picked up their first competitive wins of the campaign in the cup.

Both will be looking to bounce back in the league this weekend, with the Lions taking on taking on Bristol City at Ashton Gate, while the Hoops face promotion hopefuls Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. In the meantime, we have rounded up all the latest news and transfer rumours surrounding the Championship.

Grant on Kelly to Millwall talk

Former Celtic favourite Peter Grant has weighted in on the talk of Daniel Kelly turning down a new deal at Parkhead to agree a pre-contract agreement with Millwall ahead of January.

Grant told The Go Radio Football Show, “He had good energy, a good footballer. He looked as if he had a good football brain, understood the game and he scored a great goal as well at one of the games I was at. But I don’t know who’s telling these boys and guiding them. Millwall? Celtic? Come on.”

Thorup on Rowe

Norwich City boss Johannes Hoff Thorup has issued a strong transfer statement over Jonathan Rowe amid talk of interest from Leeds United and Marseille. Leeds are expected to make a push for Rowe after bringing in serious money through the upcoming sale of Georginio Rutter to Brighton.

“When you are on a contract here you have to fulfil that contract,” said Thorup, via Pink Un on Twitter. “Unless there is an offer that’s acceptable. You cannot force your way out."

Bulut on Luton target

On a similar topic, Cardiff City boss Erol Bulut has said Mark McGuinness is going nowhere until the club’s valuation of £10million is met amid interest from Luton Town. “Yeah, I think (there is a bid). We are now on the level where everyone is talking about the transfer,” Bulut told reporters.

“Interest is always there. Luton or other clubs. This is why he had so much interest. He is now a player of Cardiff City. He will continue in that way. If nothing comes we are pleased to have him here. It's a free market. They can test. The player belongs to us, so we don't have any rush for this. The value of the player is this. When the club gets this value then the club will go forward. This has a time element, when I will say 'now, no', if I let a player go if I don't have someone on the market I can get.

"For now, the offers have to come in and then I think the board will make the decision about that. Of course, the interest is there, but not everyone can go. Still, it's the value. But from now, everything that comes in, we have to think more carefully, because it's close to the end of the transfer period. With Macca, it's been like this for 10 days, everything is going up and down, but nothing is finalised. I am looking forward with Macca until something is finalised."