Reported Leeds United target Yasser Larouci has allegedly come to the conclusion that he has to leave Liverpool. Goal.com reported last week that Leeds are interested in signing Larouci from Liverpool in the summer transfer window. The report claimed that the Whites – who will play in the Premier League next season after clinching automatic promotion from the Championship – have held preliminary talks with the Reds over the transfer of the 19-year-old left-back. Goal.com has now reported that the Algerian has come to the conclusion that he needs to leave Liverpool this summer in order to play regular first-team football. Leaving Liverpool With Andy Robertson the clear first-choice left-back at Liverpool, it is hard to see Larouci break into the first team anytime soon. The teenager may not...
English Premier League legend Alan Shearer and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola have reacted to Leeds United sealing promotion to the top-flight following a 16-year wait. The Elland Road outfit were crowned Championship winners on Saturday following their 27th league victory of the campaign. Leeds were head and shoulders above every of the other 45 teams in the division, and they will hope to prove their worth and quality in the big time. The Whites boss Marcelo Bielsa is highly regarded as one of the best tactical minds in the game, and Guardiola is a huge fan of the Argentine. The Catalan consulted with the Leeds head coach prior to taking a step into management, and he has reacted thus to the side’s promotion: Pep: “Congratulations to Leeds United. Historic team. 16 years com...
Illan Meslier is expected to sign for Leeds United on a permanent deal this summer. The young keeper has been on loan at Elland Road this season and he has made quite an impression. Meslier has a big future ahead of him and the Whites want to sign him permanently. As per Foot Mercato, Leeds have an option to sign the player once the promotion is secured. The Whites have booked their place in the Premier League next season and therefore the signing will be triggered automatically. Other reports claim that he will be offered a three-year deal. Speaking to the media, the player has now claimed that he should be at Leeds next year. His revelation will come as a major boost to the fans. Meslier was quoted saying (via Sportwitness): “Logically there is a 99% chance that I will stay at Leeds...
Former Leeds United manager David O’Leary has urged the club to sign a really top-class centre-forward this summer. Patrick Bamford led the line for the Elland Road outfit as they emerged as Championship winners this term, scoring 16 goals and assisting two others in 44 league appearances to send the Whites to the top-flight. Bamford has grown in leaps and bounds under head coach Marcelo Bielsa, but he still comes under criticism for his inability to convert most of his chances. O’Leary believes that Leeds need a world-class striker if they are to hit the ground running in the Premier League after securing promotion for the first time since 2004. Bamford wasn’t having none of it, though, reacting thus to his comments on Twitter: And so it starts 😴😴😴 https://t.co/ABM...
Leeds United defender defender Gaetano Berardi ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament of his knee during Sunday’s 3-1 victory over Derby County and is facing up to nine months on the side-lines. The Swiss made 25 appearances across all competitions for the Elland Road outfit during the campaign, playing 22 Championship games and was outstanding as they clinched promotion. Berardi’s contract was due to end at the end of the campaign, but there were plans for him to get a new deal after Leeds secured promotion to the Premier League. He has spent six years at Elland Road, featuring in over 140 league games so far and establishing himself as a fans favourite. Despite being close to returning to Italy in the past he was tipped to remain at Leeds following promotion. The Athletic’s Phil Hay has...
According to the Athletic journalist, Phil Hay, Huddersfield Town want Carlos Corberan as their new manager. They have approached Leeds United about signing him as their next boss. The Whites want to keep him at the club, but at the same time, they will not stand in the way of his personal growth. Leeds will let him go if he decides to move on. In that case, they will charge a compensation fee. Huddersfield want Carlos Corberan as their next first-team manager. They’ve approached Leeds United who want to keep him but won’t stand in his way if he decides to go. Would expect a compensation fee. #lufc — Phil Hay (@PhilHay_) July 20, 2020 In a separate tweet, Hay has suggested that Corberan could be interested in a move as well, as he wants to be a first-team boss. I think he ...
According to The Daily Mail, Leeds United players believe that Carlos Corberan will leave the club for Huddersfield Town. It has been reported that Championship club Huddersfield want to appoint Leeds coach Corberan as their new manager. The Terriers are on the hunt for a new manager following the departure of Danny Cowley at the weekend. Although Leeds want to keep the Under-23 coach, the players believe that the Spaniard will leave for their Yorkshire rivals, according to the report, which has added that he wants to manage an English club. Leeds will play in the Premier League next season after clinching automatic promotion from the Championship. The report in The Daily Mail has claimed that Corberan is in advanced talks with Huddersfield. Ambition Leeds are a massive club and will ...
Leeds United goalkeeper Kiko Casilla has suggested to TyC Sports that he does not plan to leave the club in the summer transfer window. Casilla, who joined Leeds in January 2019 after leaving Spanish and European giants Real Madrid, has pointed out that there are three more years left on his current contract at the Whites. Casilla told TyC Sports when asked if he will be at Leeds next season: “Yes, I have three more years left.” Controversy Casilla has been involved in controversy this season, with the goalkeeper only just available after serving an eight-game ban. As reported by BBC Sport in February 2020, the Spaniard was banned for eight matches and fined £60,000 after being found guilty of racially abusing Jonathan Leko. Stay or leave? It seems that Casilla does not want to leave Leeds...
Leeds United will look to sign the Brighton defender Ben White this summer. The 23-year-old has been at loan at Elland Road and he has managed to establish himself as one of Bielsa’s best players. Leeds chief Angus Kinnear has revealed to Yorkshire Evening Post that the Whites will speak to Brighton about a permanent deal this summer. It will be interesting to see if Brighton are willing to let the player leave. White is rated highly by the Seagulls and Potter recently confirmed that he is not going anywhere. Kinnear claims that Leeds have an advantage in the transfer chase because Ben White loves the club and he is well settled at Elland Road. It will be interesting to see if the Championship giants can convince Brighton now. “It’s one of the risks of the type of deal we did. I know suppo...
Leeds have agreed on a deal to extend Jack Harrison’s loan spell from Manchester City. Phil Hay has confirmed that the Whites had an option to sign the player permanently until the end of May and they have renegotiated the deal now. Leeds will have an option to sign Harrison permanently next summer. The Manchester City winger has been a good player for Leeds this season and they will be hoping he can replicate this form in the Premier League next year. Signing him for another season is hardly a surprise. Bielsa will need to keep his squad together and then build on it. It will be interesting to see if the Whites can sign Ben White as well. Harrison has six goals and eight assists in the Championship so far and he will be pleased to continue at Elland Road as well. He is well settled in the...
Stan Collymore has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Leeds United getting promoted to the Premier League. The former Liverpool and Nottingham Forest striker has welcomed Leeds to the top flight of English football. The Englishman has added that the Whites’ home ground, Elland Road, is the loudest stadium he has been to. Collymore has added that Celtic’s Celtic Park is the loudest stadium in the UK. West Bromwich Albion’s defeat at the hands of Huddersfield Town away from home in the Championship on Friday evening saw Leeds get promoted to the Premier League. The Whites will now finish in the top two of the Championship table regardless of what happens between now and the end of the season. Congratulations to @LUFC on promotion, Loudest English ground I’ve been to ( Celtic Park...