Leeds United
‘Couldn’t believe it’ – £50m EPL star in awe of ‘incredible’ Leeds’ start to campaign
Leeds United have impressed upon returning to the English Premier League following a 16-year absence. Marcelo Bielsa’s side suffered a narrow 4-3 loss at the hands of Liverpool on the opening weekend of the campaign before securing victories over Fulham and Sheffield United. Leeds held Manchester City to a 1-1 draw at Elland Road on Saturday, and England international right-back Kyle Walker still can’t believe how challenging it was to come up against them. The Whites weren’t the second-best team against Pep Guardiola’s side, and that hardly happens. “It’s like basketball,” the £50 million star told Andros Townsend on The ITV Football show. “I couldn’t believe it. Say Raheem was playing on the left and he goes to the right, their right-back is going over to the right with him. It’s incredi...
Jean-Kevin Augustin sends emotional message to Leeds United fans
French striker Jean-Kevin Augustin has sent an emotional message to Leeds United fans on Twitter after joining Nantes on a two-year deal as a free agent. Le FC Nantes est heureux d’annoncer l’arrivée de @33_augustin, désormais lié au Club jusqu’en 2022 ✍🟡🟢 Notre nouvel attaquant portera le numéro 2⃣0⃣. — FC Nantes (@FCNantes) October 6, 2020 The Paris Saint-Germain academy graduate joined the Elland Road outfit in January on loan for the rest of the season, and an option to buy if Leeds secured Premier League promotion was included in the deal. However, Augustin constantly struggled with fitness and injuries during his time at Yorkshire, featuring in just 49 minutes of first-team football before returning to France in June. Leipzig ins...
Chelsea and Everton biggest winners in 2020 Premier League transfer window
The Premier League transfer window for international deals closed at 11pm on Monday night and there was frantic activity with many clubs looking to strengthen their respective squads. Of course, there is a domestic-only window until October 16, but the Premier League sides can’t directly trade with each other. Instead, they are only permitted to buy, sell or loan players with EFL teams. There will be some more transfer business over the next 10 days, but the majority of the clubs participating in Europe may restrict from spending, given they need to register their squads for the group stage of the Champions League and Europa League competitions today. Let’s have a look at the winners of the Premier League summer transfer window. Chelsea: Chelsea were definitely the major movers in the inte...
£68m EPL star reacts in seven words as Raphinha joins Leeds United
Leeds United have signed Brazilian forward Raphinha from Rennes on a four-year deal. 🙌 #LUFC are delighted to announce the signing of Brazilian winger Raphinha from @staderennais — Leeds United (@LUFC) October 5, 2020 The 23-year-old was announced by the Elland Road outfit last night, becoming the fourth player to join the senior team this summer after the signings of Rodrigo Moreno, Robin Koch and Diego Llorente. While he wasn’t known to many Leeds fans until a few days ago, Raphinha must be a special player for head coach Marcelo Bielsa to sanction his move. Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes knows the Brazilian from their days together in the Portuguese top-flight with Sporting Lisbon, and here is how the £68 million man has reacted as his former teammate joins Leeds: ...
Report from France claims Raphinha’s move to Leeds happened against his will
According to French journalistMohamed Toubache-TER (via GFFN), Raphinha’s move to Leeds United occurred against the will of the player as he wanted to stay for another 12 months. The 23-year-old was in tears on Sunday after his last game for Rennes, and key players were so outraged that they ask the club’s president to pull the plug on the Leeds deal. The possible transfer of Raphinha to Leeds United is occurring against the will of the player, who was in tears on Sunday & wanted to stay for another 12 months – the Rennes dressing room were so outraged that key players complained to the president. https://t.co/3zmDMVoJEq — Get French Football News (@GFFN) October 5, 2020 Concernant @raphinhab11_, il a quitté ses partenaires en pleurs hier après le #SRFCSDR. Le joueur ne voulait absolum...
Journalist shares outcome of Cuisance’s Marseille medical after Leeds blow
Leeds United were dealt a blow after Bayern Munich midfielder Michael Cuisance failed a medical last week. The France youth international landed in Yorkshire on Wednesday for his medical ahead of a move to Elland Road after both clubs agreed a £20 million deal. However, scans turned up an issue with one of his feet, and Leeds pulled the plug on the deal immediately. They performed further assessments and weighed up the risk, but decided against signing Cuisance after mulling the results over and taking advice from head of medicine Rob Price. He returned to Bayern and Marseille made a move despite thinking they had lost him to Leeds. According to Telefoot journalist Julien Maynard, the 21-year-old had his medical with the Ligue 1 outfit today, and everything went well. Tout est OK pour Mich...
‘I’m worried’, ‘I’m scared’ – Some LUFC fans react to Phil Hay’s update on Raphinha
Rennes forward Raphinha is currently in Yorkshire for his medical ahead of a proposed move to Leeds United. Deadline day – all eyes on Raphinha deal. Should move quickly this morning. He landed in England late last night. Agreement in place with Rennes. #lufc — Phil Hay (@PhilHay_) October 5, 2020 The Brazilian flew into England last night following the league clash between his side and Reims. With a £17 million deal sealed over the weekend, Leeds fans weren’t expecting an official announcement to take long, and no one can blame them after a deal for Marseille’s latest signing Michael Cuisance fell through at the last minute. The Athletic’s Phil Hay delivered an update on Leeds’ deal for the 23-year-old, tweeting “we’re still waiting for confirmation on Raphinha.” It didn’t particular do m...
Fabrizio Romano: Leeds tell Udinese they’re signing 23y/o, they consider de Paul deal off
Leeds United are expected to complete some signings today before the transfer window shuts, but it appears that a move for Udinese midfielder Rodrigo de Paul is no longer on the cards. According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the Elland Road outfit consider a deal for the Argentine off and have told the Serie A outfit that they are signing Rennes’ attacking midfielder Raphinha instead. Udinese and Leeds couldn’t reach an agreement over a transfer fee for De Paul, but that hasn’t been the case in talks between them and the French side. Leeds told Udinese tonight they’re gonna sign Raphinha from Rennes, so #LUFC consider Rodrigo de Paul deal off right now. Raphinha is joining on a permanent deal, personal terms agreed until June 2025, work permit and medicals pending then ‘done deal’. &...
‘Proper team’: Former Leeds United player has just taken a dig at Manchester United
Ian Harte has taken a dig at Manchester United on Twitter, suggesting that Leeds United are a proper club and the Red Devils are not. The former Leeds star made the comment on Twitter while watching United in action against Tottenham Hotspur at the moment. The Red Devils are currently losing 5-1 to Tottenham at Old Trafford in the Premier League, having gone down to 10 men after 28 minutes. Harte made the comment in response to impressionist Al Foran’s shock at the way things are going for United in the match against Tottenham. Should support a proper team Al @LUFC https://t.co/U5Yhp4cSDB — Ian Harte (@ianharte23) October 4, 2020 Leeds United are going strong As for Leeds, Marcelo Bielsa’s side are doing well in the Premier League, this being the first time they are playing in the top flig...
‘Sensational’: Bundesliga winger responds to Leeds United player’s Instagram post after last night
Schalke winger Rabbi Matondo has praised Leeds United attacker Ian Carlo Poveda on Instagram for his performance against Manchester City on Saturday evening. Poveda, who moved to Leeds from City in January 2020, came on as a substitute for Marcelo Bielsa’s side in their 1-1 draw with Pep Guardiola’s side at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League. The 20-year-old, who can play as an attacking midfielder or as a winger, played well for the West Yorkshire club, and 20-year-old Wales international winger Matondo – who is on the books of Bundesliga club Schalke at the moment – has responded to his post on Instagram. The youngster was with Poveda in the youth team at City. Matondo responded: “Sensational.” Stats Against City on Saturday evening, Poveda played one key pass, had a pass accuracy ...
Report: Leeds have made a fresh move to sign 22-yr-old attacking target
Leeds are interested in adding a bit more creativity to their side before the window closes. They have been linked with the likes of De Paul and Cuisance recently but those moves have proven difficult to complete. It appears that the Whites are now focused on signing Todd Cantwell from Norwich City. The 22-year-old had an impressive season in the Premier League last year and he could be a useful option for Marcelo Bielsa. Cantwell can play in the wide areas or as a central attacking midfielder. He is quick, agile and technically gifted. The midfielder scored 7 goals last year and he will chip in with important goals along with his creativity. As per Football Insider, Leeds have now made a fresh move for the midfielder and it remains to be seen whether Norwich are willing to do business thi...
Report: Leeds United submitted a £16.3m bid for 27-yr-old target on Friday
Leeds United are interested in signing Jose Gomez Campana this summer. According to Eldesmarque, the Premier League side have now submitted a concrete offer for the Spanish midfielder. A bid of around €18 million (including bonuses)/ £16.3m was submitted on Friday and it will be interesting to see how Levante react to this offer from Leeds United. The 27-year-old has done well in La Liga and he could prove to be a quality addition to Marcelo Bielsa’s midfield. The newly-promoted Premier League side have tried to improve their midfield options all summer and they have been linked with players like Rodrigo De Paul and Michael Cuisance. So far their attempts to bring in a quality midfielder have been unsuccessful. It will be interesting to see if they are successful with their offer for ...
