Good Morning. It's Monday 22nd July, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road Leeds training camp to remain a mystery Leeds Utd and the German authorities have refused to disclose the location of Daniel Farke's training camp, due (apparently) to wider concerns with Leeds fans turning up! Not only have fans been told that they are not welcome, we won't be able to watch any of the games live as the Whites have been refused permission to stream any of the games. Instead, once they finish, the entire match(es) will be available for free on LUTV. Beren Cross and Graham Smyth are the only two Leeds Utd journalists allowed to follow Leeds progress this week, in what many see as farcical and unjustified. Whilst officially the club are said to be baffled and frustrated by the German authorities, the feeling is there is more to this story than meets the eye! please log in to view this image Bogle signs before jetting off to Germany Jayden Bogle became Leeds fourth signing of the Summer, after the ER hierarchy managed to pin the Blades down to a £5m fee, for explosive right-back Jayden Bogle. With the new season less than three ways away, panic was beginning to set in, that the takeover of Sheffield Utd by an American consortium may put the deal at risk; but just like they did with Joe Rodon, came up with the goods when it was needed most! The 23yo penned a four year contract after undergoing his medical on Saturday morning, before boarding a plane (yesterday) destined for Paderborn, to meet with 26 of his new team-mates including fellow newbies Alex Cairns, Joe Rodon, Joe Rothwell, Max Wober and Brenden Arronson. Patrick Bamford also travelled, though he is still recovering from knee surgery. Social media was abuzz with conflicting views, depending on which part of Yorkshire you represented, though Chris Wilder's (Blades Manager) weekend meltdown puts the sale nicely into perspective. As Hannibal Smith used to say, I love it when a plan comes together! please log in to view this image Leeds enquire about sensational winger Leeds are one of many Championship outfits to enquire about highly rated Crystal Palace winger Jesurun Rak-Sayki. The exciting 21yo is available on loan, and keen to test his himself at a higher level, having enjoyed a phenomenal spell at Charlton last season, netting 15 goals whilst laying on 10 assists. Southampton have already have a £7m offer rejected last week, with the South London club eager for the England U20 International on their books! please log in to view this image Firpo to stay? If Junior Firpo plans to move to Real Betis this Summer, you certainly couldn't tell by his performance on Friday night. The soon to be 28yo is enjoying a second lease of life, operating under Daniel Farke, playing some of his best football of his career. Not only did he score Leeds opener, but his link-up play was great, plus he looked sharp, confident and happy to be playing; not like someone itching for a move! We heard last week that the Dominican Republic International was not happy with the clubs decision not to allow him to go to the Olympics. This was followed 48 hours later by speculation linking him to a move back to Real Betis; due to a supposed clause in his contract allowing him to leave on loan to a club of his choice during the final 12 months of his contract! please log in to view this image
Morning all. Wober, Struijk, Rodon That’s an impressive choice of CBs, and throw in Ampadu as cover it’s got to be the strongest we’ve had in quite some time. On paper Bogle sounds a great capture, it’s taking a bit of shape now No doubt both inward and outward bound will still be expected. Aaronson turned up for Germany three days earlier than he was told too as he wants to make an impression. So far so good What does everyone think of the kit after seeing it on the players and having time to get used to it
Kit wise - looks good, would obviously prefer the word bull wording without the logo, but a million times better than that nasty pink kit last season
Drifting the thread a bit, what happened to all the excitement about Brereton Diaz? I know he's gone to Villareal, but for a while we (or at least the fans) were keen on him. Did we go for him or decide he was overpriced or he wasn't that good or what?
We're about to find out exactly where the Leeds team are staying.... https://x.com/EllandBack1/status/1815360119573565491
He was probably on the cards if we went up. Got 7 goal contributions in a terrible Sheffield United side last season so could see a PL side picking him up and wages would probably be a problem.
OMG so not only do we need to sign players, but we are also going to have to sign horses too (as opposed to donkeys)
