Palace striker Freedman is wanted at Elland Road

McAllister has been trying to negotiate a deal with the Championship club for the 33-year-old former Scotland international to come to Elland Road.

He told BBC Radio Leeds: "I'm speaking to Neil Warnock quite a bit about Dougie Freedman.

"He falls into that category of the type of player that I want to try and bring here."

Freedman is currently combining a playing role at Selhurst Park with managing the reserves.

The former Wolves and Nottingham Forest frontman has made 18 appearances for Palace this season, scoring twice.

But McAllister admits that if he added Freedman to his squad some Elland Road players would have to go on loan.

"I've got a big squad, probably the biggest in the league.

"There's a few that we're looking to go the other way, that's what happens."

"It's just the numbers game, two come in and maybe two, three or four might have to go the other way," he said.

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