Victor Orta exclusive, part 2 - Leeds United director of football on done deals, Ryan Kent, Rodrigo De Paul and a new obsession

A week into August he saw no trends and deemed the window an ‘absolute unknown’.

Two months on, with the international window closed and the domestic deadline closing in, the market is no longer a complete stranger to the director of football, but it is still strange. It was a summer in which the unexpected became expected.

READ: Part one of our exclusive interview with Victor Orta as he talks about midfielders of interest and Leeds' summer 2020 transfer window. A plan to bring in top Championship players gave way to the availability and affordability of in-demand talents operating in top-tier European leagues.

A move for a midfielder broke down at the last minute over a medical, for reasons the player himself and his club disputed, before he was loaned elsewhere.

And football clubs showed solidarity and understanding, not greed or desperation, when it came to setting out the payment terms of deals.

The signings of Rodrigo, Robin Koch and Diego Llorente made it an exciting window for Leeds fans, even before Raphinha’s deadline-day arrival.

So how was it for you, Señor Orta?