Good Morning. It's Thursday 15th February, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road. One stumbling block in the way of Rodon's £10m-£15m transfer Multiple back page stories are suggesting Spurs have set Leeds a very affordable £10m - £15m asking price for Joe Rodon, but there is one obstacle in their way. The Welsh International is only interested in making the move permanent if Leeds win promotion! The 26yo centre-back has been in the form of his life this season, and is well on the way to 3500 minutes of game time this season (for club and Country). His performance on the pitch have not gone unnoticed. Most clubs in the bottom half of the top flight would give their right arm to have him at their club, especially for such a negligible amount, but if Leeds can win promotion, he wants to stay. please log in to view this image Anything less than £30m would not make financial sense Leeds are open to the idea of selling Jack Harrison in the Summer, even if they get promoted, according to an article by Journalist Pete O'Rourke. The 27yo has made a real impact at Goodison Park since joining on loan last August. Everton have already expressed their desire to make the move permanent, and now they may get their wish. The emergence in form of Crysencio Summerville, Wilfred Gnonto and Dan James has meant the Whites no longer have a need for Harrison - nevertheless, he remains one of Leeds Utd's Crown Jewells. He signed a new four year deal last April, tying him down until the Summer of 2028. This should at least put Leeds in the driving seat, and negotiate a decent profit! He joined the Whites from Manchester City in the Summer of 2021 for £11m, plus £9m in loan fee's from the previous three campaigns. We know Everton have no money - we didn't even receive a loan fee for him. Any offer that the Toffee's make is likely to be well under market value, but will Leeds buckle under the pressure like they have done so many times before? Any deal less than £30m would be scandalous, and surely not make financial sense! please log in to view this image Radz tried to renege on Raphinha deal During a recent interview, Deco has claimed that Andrea Radrizzani tried to renege on a promise to sell Raphinha to Barcelona, after Chelsea tried to hijack the deal! The former Portuguese star was acting as Raphinha's agent, but just wanted to make Raphinha's dream come true (of joining Barcelona), and even waived his fee to try to make it happen. In truth, many consider Deco a parasite. It has been suggested that the 46yo had more than a vested interest in Raphinha joining Barcelona, and as such should not have been acting as his agent. Football is a dirty game, especially behind the scenes, and agents blur the lines even further. Radrizzani wanted to sell his prized asset to the highest bidder, as is his right, wouldn't anyone else do the same? “Leeds wanted to sell Raphinha. Then bids came in, even bigger than Barcelona’s. The owner of Chelsea [Todd Boehly] called, put pressure on me, really wanted Raphinha. The owner of Leeds had promised, in a desperate moment for Leeds, to sell Raphinha to Barcelona for a certain amount,” “After the club avoided relegation, largely due to Raphinha’s contribution, the president changed his stance because of Chelsea’s offer. I did waive my fee because I thought Raphinha deserved to be happy where he dreamed of playing. He wanted Barcelona. It was an effort I made so he could be here.” please log in to view this image
Leeds United are proud to support the launch of football’s first ever rainbow ball, marking LGBTQ+ History Month. Developed by the English Football League’s (EFL) Official Match Ball Partner Puma, the Rainbow match ball which will be used by all 72 Clubs across Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two matches from February 16-24.
Morning everyone after little deliberation as to the aspersions being cast at my reputation i have decided to take a break from the forum. A lady i know is baking today for a party she is attending tomorrow. So i may pop over to hers to see what's in the oven. I have sampled her buns before and her coffee kisses are a delight. If something fruity is being prepared then even better. Some posters think i am past(y) it but i can still munch with the best of them.
Morning all, I don't want Jack back, even at this level he was far too inconsistent. If we can get some decent money for him take it. If we win promotion then we have a lot of sales to sort out as I am sure we would not welcome any of the loans back and if they were not good enough last time around then they are not good enough next
Oh damnit I will miss that delightful multicoloured ball spinning it's merry way around the pitch as I am on the high seas 17th/24th .... hope the signal for the foxes match is only in black & white
Are you still here ? Good because we need someone to do the weekend debate with the theme being Bake Off
