Kai Wagner from Philadelphia Union looks pretty nailed on as the LB for about £3.5 million
Weston McKennie from Juventus is doing the rounds but he is a DCM or can do the box to box role so not sure where he fits in and would cost in excess of £25 million
Not sure about a striker but I would fancy Toney even if he costs £40million
Well that was good did imo not weaken the squad just wonder if our manager would be here if bielsa had that much support
Great window and well done to the 69ers for spending big in January....
However, teams should build from the back and we haven't addressed this for YEARS!!
As much as I'd love this Zaniolo, we have enough wingers, attacking midfielders and strikers now and well covered....
I know Koch is first choice at the moment but why not have a RCB now to come straight in alongside Wober? If Koch gets injured, suspended or simply has a loss of form, we'll still be needing 3 goals a game to win!
Our defence has let us down for years and we still don't have enough quality at full back or CB.... I love the look of our midfield and attack now.
Still needs an experienced RCB
https://www.leedsunited.com/news/team-news/30952/diogo-monteiro-joins-leeds-united
Monteiro signs ..
I would like the window shut now keep Harrison imo arranson not got it
Newcastle just signed Harrison for £3m. WTF?!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64467302
Llorente currently undergoing medical at Roma, loan with view to permanent transfer. News feed said "Shock exit news from Leeds" personally its the best way to start a Monday!
Foxes do not have the money to pay anything more than £20million
Keep Jack as he is not out of contract til summer 2024. No rush to bring in funds now. Staying in the Prem is worth £100million+ taking into account parachute payments.
we are meant to be trying to loan McKennie with clause to buy in the summer.
Gelhardt rumoured to be gone to Sunderland on loan ...
We're linked to ANOTHER winger.... get us a PROPER LB!!
Tete does sound like a good player though but how do we play them all?!
If we get Titty, he'll go alongside Willy and Koch.... let's hope Nicky Butt doesn't come out of retirement 😲
We've been heavily linked to Ounahi for between 20-30m.... he's now apparently going to Marseille for 9m!!
AC Milan, according to the knowledgeable LeedsNewsNow, apparently want St Maximin from Newcastle.
Newcastle want 28m for him.... WTF!? I guessed before I saw the price that he was worth at least 60m in today's inflated market prices....
If that's the case then offer Harrison, who is apparently valued at a higher price, in a straight fkn swap.... St Maximin is absolutely quality!
Yes, I know we'd still have Gnonto, Summerville, Sinesterra and St Maximin for the wing position but....
I don't believe the story anyway and just realised what a waste of time this fkn post was....
cody to luton on loan
Bigger rumours growing about McKennie though.......
bet next years shirts are red white blue
Latest rumour, (and one I have been expecting for a while), linked with another American international McKennie from Juve. Would'nt surprise me.
rumour is that we are willing to sell Charlie Cresswell for 4 million plus add ons,this seems cheap to me,he is an England under 21 and has massive potential,I think we should loan him out to another championship club for the rest of the season,he has slipped down the pecking order at Millwall but a good loan for the 2nd half of the season could see us get a much higher fee or see if he is good enough ff a squad place with us next season.
Gelhardt rumoured to be nearing a loan move to Wigan.
Atlanta interested in Jack Harrison ..
The Ounahi rumours are getting stronger and won't go away with some respected journalists saying.... not just LeedsNewsNow!
He's box to box, holding or attacking and with Nutter oop top, Summerville, Sinesterra and Gnonto behind then that looks great on paper....
Roca is too defensive and just a sideways passer alongside Adams with FOUR behind them!
Surely 4 PROPER defenders with Adams holding is enough!?
With that attack and midfield we don't have to push our full backs forward as much and they can concentrate more on defending.... easier said than done with our defence though!
Good news and Ounahi would fit in great alongside Adams....
Rutter is a done deal. Video of him talking to the press and signing his contract on LUTV
Rutter is talented and has everything in his locker to be a star but so do Perkins, Joseph and not to mention Greenwood and Gelthardt when both play correctly. To be honest, if we sign Rutter I would highly suggest leaving him in Germany untul next season to continue his development. Marsh will Ruin him with his current tactics.
We're still heavily linked to Ounohi from Morocco for 25m who had a great World Cup as a box to box midfielder....
Kerzo as LB from Hungary is supposed quality for 15m.....
Meslier
Drameh Koch Wober Kerzo
Adams Ounohi
Summerville Sinesterra Gnonto
Nutter
(too attacking though!)
Bit harsh on Rodrigo who keeps proving me wrong though....
Robles, Rasmussen, Strukij, Roca, Aaronson , Harrison, Rodrigo, Perkins, Joseph on bench....
Leaves Llorente, Dallas, Gyabi, Gray, Geldhart around squad....
Ayling, Coops, Klich, Forshaw, Greenwood, Firpo, Hattrick off wages and sold.... won't happen til the summer.
Sure this team will get us up the table without knowing about 4 of them!! 🙈
Bored and dreaming....
I wonder if Rutter wants assurances on Marsch's future. He will only come if we sack Marsch.
By the way - Meslier's replacement in the summer is being prepared.
Senne Lammens Club Bruges (20 years old) - out of contract in the summer, talking to us and now following us on social media.
Meslier will make us a small fortune in June.
We are offloading 4 players it looks like to get this paid for it looks like
We really are a striker's dream move to kick start his career.... As long as he knows where the back of the net is and has enough confidence and self belief.... Because with Harrison,Gnonto,Summerville and Sinisterra providing the chances .. aswell as a potential strike partnership with Rodrigo,any incoming centre forward would be spoilt rotten with goalscoring opportunities.... 👍👍
rumour that we are going to Lan Cresswell to another championship team and Joffy on loan to Swansea or Sunderland..
Tough one Soopa as Mitrovic is a player I hate but would love him if he was on our side....
I have never rated Rodrigo but he keeps proving me wrong as he's scored virtually a goal a game!! (if he doesn't score he's crap though)
Yes, Mitrovic WAS crap in his previous season in the Prem.... because Fulham were crap overall. Now Fulham have been half decent this season they simply MUST be making more chances and Mitrovic has virtually a goal every game....
I just think he's worth a shot after playing in this country for years, scoring rakes in the Championship and now scoring in the Prem for little Fulham....
Think what maybe Mitrovic could do if playing ALONGSIDE Rodrigo as an option or Plan B....
Strong links to Georginio Rutter, a promising French striker for around £30m
Seems unlikely but rumour is strong.
Milos Kerkez is the latest LB to be linked to us for 15m....without knowing anything about him he does sound the real deal though with other big clubs linked to him.
Probably BS LeedsNewsNow but having a proper LB will sort us out with the likes of Wober and Strujik as BACKUP in this position....
Where is Dan when you need him to give us an insight to Max?
VO - I hope you are close to finding the right striker for us and I don't mean Che Adams!
Max Wober now on SKY Sports - we're in "advanced talks"
Described as a left footed CB who can also play LB - so basically another Struijk?
Not sure we wouldn't have been better getting an out and out LB, but maybe this does mean Struijk and Wober sharing the role between them?
Ardon Jashari....
His christian name is what us cockneys call an erection....! 🙈😂🙈😂🤔😲😉😜
At the moment (!) Koch and Strujik are the best pairing for me....
However, it's not just about personnel and also about the formation. EVERY fkn team knows how we are going to line up with the 4-2-3-1 formation.... even going back to Bielsa EVERY team knew it'd be a 4-1-4-1!!
I really think Harrison would be excellent as a wing back. Rasmussen came to us as an attacking FB and we've hardly seen him get crosses in!!
Do it for 5 games in a row to get used to it and not just one game though....
A 3, with Koch and Strujik, MAY even see Llorente / Coops alongside them not have as much work to do.... they'll probably get in each others way though! 🙈🙈🙈🙈
Why not TRY 3 x CBs with 2 wing backs!? It may not work but then our current formation isn't either!!
Rumour around Wober seems strong. Does seem odd signing another CB, especially with Cresswell on loan and Hjelde not tried out. Does this mean Pascal is now viewed as a LB?
Not sure we DON'T need strengthening at the back Smurf!
I agree that we probably WON'T only because we're handing out new contracts to defenders who have PROVED over the last few years that we are very susceptible at the back and get run ragged....
We let in too many goals so we need to get rid of CBs and buy and IMPROVE....
We don't have a LB so need to buy and IMPROVE....
We don't have a reliable striker so need to buy and IMPROVE....
Today I could rate our 4 CBs in a totally different order than I did a few weeks ago and the order will no doubt change in a couple of weeks again.... as it has for the last few years.
1. Koch
2. Strujik
3. Coops
4. Llorente
That isn't correct to have a solid spine and backline and is SO obvious to even manager's of park's football!!
Really can't see Leeds being interested in Maximillian Wober. We've four CBs already and Cresswell out on loan. Centre Back and Goalkeeper are the two areas where we don't need strengthening.
Whilst Left Back is an area that could be strengthened, Kai Wagner would be a poor fit. He may be doing well in the MLS but it's a very mediocre league, whereas he failed to make it in the lower leagues in Germany> i'd rate him no better than Firpo.
This transfer window's rumours are proving to be even more speculative and dubious than normal. Cunha and Gapko have proven to be figmants of fantasy. For me, the only rumour that seems to have any depth is George Hall which seems to fit our transfer policy and as a defensive midfielder who would offer cover for Adams. It's also worth noting that unlike major transfer rumours, the prediction pundits seem to have a good record on spotting potential young player signings.
Looks like no incoming just rehashing by various ITK sites
Klitch may not leave if there ain’t incomings
Tin hat time again.... 🙈😲🤔🤓
We keep getting linked to the Croatia keeps, for circa 10m, who had a great World Cup and saved something like 14 penalties....
Meslier is linked to Mancscum and Chelscum and we'd probably get 30 odd mill?
I really rate Meslier and think he'll become one of the best keeper's in the world in a few years but I'm sitting on the fence with a tin hat on for even daring to suggest this....
Marsch and Meslier OUT.... Hoddle and Croatiankeeps IN
Strong George Hall from Brum rumours. 18 year old attacking midfielder for our U23s!
Likely to cost about £5miilion including add ons
With Klitch likely to leave in Jan, it could mean a promotion for Greenwood
We have plenty of young strikers at the club. We need someone more experienced and proven IMO
swap involving Chris Wood incoming
Barcodes circling Jack and Cody
God bless Google - but this is over a year old, so maybe the court case is now about to happen?
Chinese state-owned brokerage Everbright Securities sued the two Italian former owners of defunct British sports media company MP & Silva (MPS), alleging fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of tax commitments.
The company's Everbright Capital Investment unit and Everbright Capital's overseas investment vehicle Jinxin filed suit in London's High Court of England and Wales seeking $661 million (4.2 billion yuan) in damages. Everbright is trying to claw back some of the significant losses incurred by its ill-fated 2016 acquisition of MPS.
The two Italian founders of MPS are major figures in sports and sport-related media. Riccardo Silva, 51, is the owner of Silva International Investments and president of the Miami FC professional soccer club, while Andrea Radrizzani, 46, is the owner of English Premier League club Leeds United and chairman of sports broadcasting group Eleven Sports.
Everbright Capital was part of a consortium that bought 65% of MPS for 5.2 billion yuan. The deal took place at a time when Chinese companies were scrambling to snap up overseas businesses, many of which subsequently turned out to be duds. Everbright Capital invested 60 million yuan while senior partners including China Merchants Bank and Shanghai Huarui Bank provided most of the funding.
After a series of missed rights payments to top sporting organizations, MPS was declared bankrupt and liquidated in October 2018.
With talks about balancing the books etc I'd definitely swap Gakpo for Harrison....
Jack has been a great servant and part of getting us promoted and improved himself. I'd still love to to try him as a left wing back because of his unbelievable fitness getting in crosses and getting back to defend.... to utilise him as a wing back we'd have to play 3 CBs which will never happen.
I'd love Jack to stay and be part of the squad going forward but he's just so inconsistent....
Gakpo is the next level and hopefully we'll see him at the World Cup....
Yeah you're right BB and we probably won't be able to get Gakpo now as he's improved even more this season.... wasn't it him that Radz said he was too slow to get and should have flown out a week before to sign? Was he the one we had a private jet ready for and he didn't turn up!?
He'll probably have a great World Cup and be an 80m player....
We'll be shopping for the top Iranian player and some more Yanks.... and the Welsh! 🙈😂😜🤔😲🤬