Good Morning. It's Friday 30th June, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road Deal Done - Farke to take ER reins once takeover completed Manager in-waiting Daniel Farke was given the guided tour around Thorp Arch yesterday as he gets to grips with the mammoth task that awaits him. The 46yo agreed personal terms with Angus Kinnear days ago, but won't be officially unveiled until the takeover has been concluded. Leeds Director of Medicine Rob Price will take the entire squad on their annual pilgrimage to Leeds Beckett University early next week, where the players will spend several days undergoing rigorous pre-season health and medical screening, followed by physical performance profiling. Should the takeover not be concluded thereafter, Michael Skubala will act as head coach in Farke's absence. Players who are expected to leave the club in the near future, have not been invited to attend. Farke is well respected within football circles. Jurgen Klopp once said "I like Daniel a lot, he's a really good guy. He's a world-class coach, and is doing a really good job." He won promotion twice at Carrow Road, topping the Championship both times, yet struggled to keep Norwich afloat in the top flight, finishing bottom in 19/20. After re-gaining promotion the following season, he was eventually sacked in September 2021 after losing 15th consecutive games. please log in to view this image AC Milan enquire about Sinisterra Leeds have slapped a £21.5m price tag on Luis Sinisterra, following interest from AC Milan. According to 'TuttoMercatoWeb', the Italian giants have asked their West Yorkshire counterparts for information regarding both his contract, and availability. The Colombian International's first season at Elland Road was marred by injuries, yet looked more than capable when fit. In 20 appearances, the former Feyenoord star found the back of the net five times, and always looked dangerous in advanced area's. He prefers to play as an inverted winger (right footed but plays on the left, allowing him to cut inside and boost attacking options). please log in to view this image Gnonto wants to remain in the Premier League Wilfred Gnonto is set to quit Elland Road this Summer, once the Under 21 European Championship are out of the way according to his agent Claudio Vigorelli. The 19yo, a £4m signing from FC Zurich on Deadline Day last Summer, proved to be a sensational signing. He was signed as a player for the future, yet broke into the first team line up, only weeks after joining. His form dropped off slightly after returning from an ankle injury he sustained on International duty with Italy at the end of March, but had already made his mark on the Premier League (and the Leeds faithful) by then. Leeds are very much in the driving seat as far as negotiations go. Gnonto has four years remaining on his contract, and if he is to leave, Leeds will want circa £30m for his services. According to Claudio Vigorelli:- “We’re focused on the Under 21 European Championship, then we’ll talk to Leeds and we’ll see. There’s no shortage of options. But given his experience in the Premier Fantastic League, the idea would be to continue in that direction.” please log in to view this image
Good appointment if true. Hopefully EFL announce it soon so we can get planning with players and the manager can start his methods when the players are back. He can then assess who he’d like to keep or replace from the ones that arrive back. From what’s be mentioned previously it seems like we’ll be losing Meslier, Kristensen, Hjelde, Koch, Roca, Firpo, Adams, Aaronson, Gnoto, Sinisterra, Summerville and Rodrigo. I feel like Wober and Struijk will also go. And I wouldn’t be surprised to see Gelhardt leave either. I’d also expect Harrison to go but does he potentially want to stay? If so that would be good for the championship. Not heard much on James, Rutter or Drameh either so maybe they’re happy to stay. This could leave us with a starting 11 of Robles, New LB, New RCB, Cresswell, Drameh, Harrison, New CM, Forshaw, James, Rutter & a New ST with a bench of New GK, Ayling, Cooper, New RCB, Dallas, Gyabi, Grey, Greenwood & Bamford. Joseph can step up when Bamford is injured and Gyabi or Grey can get minutes when Forshaw is out. Would people be happy with that squad for next season?
Morning everyone lets hope a bidding war starts for the players who want away. I would like to know soon who is staying. Can someone in the leeds area do some spying on the coach taking the players for tests. Even then there are players on extended leave due to having been on international duty. Doubt we will have a clearer picture till at least two weeks time. It's imminent guys..... Maybe.
Personally I would be asking him to give us one more year to see if we can come straight back up, if we don’t we sell him or he can go if he wants to. Secondly, we should be asking for much more money than that. We paid (allegedly) £35 million for Rutter for his potential. Gnonto is 19, proven he can play in the Premier league and is on a four year contract, we should be looking at getting at least what Leicester got for Maddison.
Depending on new signings but on the face of it id say we'd be lucky to make the play offs. It's pretty easy to suss out. Get your defence sorted, get a goalscorer and you'll more than likely be near the top. If Bamford plays a key role next year then we are ****ed. We need goalscorers.
He was released because his contract ran out. He has been invited back for pre season. If he doesn't find another club who offers him big wages then he will return to Leeds who will then offer him a new contract on vastly reduced wages than he was on last year. Forshaw the same.
Do you think championship is actually that good? I think Harrison and James would rip up the championship and sign a decent CM like Hamer, Nat Phillips as CB and Piroe as ST think we’d be okay. Can’t see Bamford going but hoping we’ll sign a decent ST so Bamford remains a decent squad option and then we can have Joseph breaking through into the first team.
So far I have seen a dozen first team players rumoured to be leaving but one or two I wanted to see have not been mentioned. Bamford and Struijk. Maybe Sinisterra and Gnonto are a couple of players who have no loan out for fook all clause in their contracts as big cash is being mentioned for them. Notice Harrison price at only £16m when his value is around £35m?
Depends who offers the highest fee for harrison and then the highest wages. For me he can go as jack sadly does not have the pace for the prem.
I think we as supporters need to see what standard of players the 49ers intend to bring in Burnley loaned 7 from man city last season. Use the fees wisely and we could do well.
