That’s not true we have a squad valued slightly above mid table IF you value the recent signings at the price we paid for them Getting promotion out of them would need either the signings to have been tremendous value or the coach to have been a genius. You may have an opinion on these alternatives, I could not possibly comment
How do you not. Nett Rad is not investing in the first team. I would suggest a nett zero spend is below the average spend for this league. Why do you think that’s incorrect?
I am not on about the value of the squad. I am talking about the nett investment after buying, selling and other income. Rad is creaming it in.
Leeds United will not receive a cash windfall if former midfielder Lewis Cook makes his England debut in the next few days. Cook, who was included in the last England squad, has once again been included for the friendless with Holland and Italy. The 21-year-old former Leeds academy graduate joined Premier League side Bournemouth in the summer of 2016 for an undisclosed fee but they did not included a clause in the deal earning Leeds a further payment if he made a senior appearance for England. Cook has been capped at six levels for England from under-16 to under-21 and last summer he captained the England under-20 side to World Cup success, the first England side at any level to lift the World Cup since the senior side won the tournament in 1966. Whilst Leeds will miss out on any payment, Cook`s grandfather is set to land a £17,000 windfall having placed a £500 bet in 2014 on his grandson representing England at senior level before Lewis is 26 at odds of 33/1.
Leeds United fans pride themselves on the talent that has been produced in their academy over the years, but reports have surfaced that one player slipped through the net when he was just 15-years-old. The Scottish Sun has reported that Leeds released striker Oli McBurnie for being too small when he was a teenager – and that has turned about to be a major error from the Whites academy chiefs at the time. McBurnie, 21, has been a goal machine for Barnsley after signing for them on loan in the January transfer window, scoring six times in nine appearances across all competitions. Football Insider can exclusively reveal that Leeds are also in the hunt to re-sign the soon-to-be Scotland international in the summer, compounding what was a huge miscalculation six years ago. Leeds-born McBurnie moved to Bradford after getting the axe at Elland Road and was snapped up by Swansea in 2015. The 6ft 2in striker has been on the fringes of the Swans squad in the Premier League and it was decided in January that he should get experience in the Championship. Paul Heckingbottom signed him for Barnsley and now it seems that the Leeds manager could snap him up for a second time in the space of a few months if he follows through on the interest in the summer. It was clearly a big mistake to let McBurnie go all them years ago – and it is one that Andrea Radrizzani must ensure was just a one-off.
