When he played in the Championship last year he scored just the one in 17 games though. OK a different team and different opposition but has he really come on that much? Lots of stories about us being linked with forwards is this all agent generated pre-window nonsense.
Probably correct mate as at least one of thise stories was headlined as: “if Bielsa does this deal he .......” buying another kid wont do it as we have good kids already and we either need an exceptional kid in the mold of Milner, Rooney etc or an experienced player who scores goals
Yet another kid being talked about and bigged up in Italian, Turkish and Spanish media circles. Moise Kean is on the books at Juventus and loaned out to Verona, he's an Italian U21 star who Orta spoke to last Xmas. he's only 18 but his agent (A top top agent by the way) wants Juve to play him or let him go to either Galatasary or Leeds utd, but the kid prefers Leeds to Turkey. Another kid?
This is now becoming a big thing as the kid has now broke through to the full Italian International team, but seems like every man and his dog want him and seems we have already tabled a bid?
Lifted this from Elland's morning post: Leeds are being linked with PSG teenage sensation Timothy Weah. The 18 yo striker is the son of former Ballon d'or superstar George Weah.
This is feasible until you look at wages? Leeds United are linked with a shock move for Tottenham Hotspur striker Fernando Llorente. The 33-year-old is not in in Mauricio Pochettino's plans and is ready to sell for just £4million as he risks losing him on a free next summer when his contract expires. (The Sun)
Some media outlets are stating that Bielsa and Orta have put together a deal to bring 2 best friends together again. Former team mates and still big mates and yes both played for Bielsa at Bilboa and both ripped Man Utd apart in the CL and both scored and both assisted each others goals? Llorente and Gomez, both mentioned before on this thread but is there smoke without fire or just paper talk
Kinnear has said we are in the market for a new No1 keeper in January and we know that Tom Heaton wants to come, but news is coming out of Scotland that we are in for Rangers keeper Wes Foderngham who has only played once for Rangers this season. Gerrard brought a keeper with him so Foderingham who efore that had 3 seasons as No1. He’s a very good keeper
As mentioned yesterday Heaton now being overlooked in favor of Foderingham https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/leeds-keen-rangers-wes-foderingham-15470271
Another day another keeper and this time there are reports of conversations already happened with Newcastle for their reserve keeper Freddie Woodman who is the England U21 star. This report is covered in just about every publication, so its either crap or a done deal for a loan in January, with a view to buy
I have seen this story a few times over the last few weeks but didnt give it much credence. But apparently this is now a genuine thing as Bielsa has confirmed to contacts of Xavi that Bielsa is looking at Baghdad Bounedjah and Algerian International and team mate of Xavi at Al-Saad. We also know that Orta now has links with this club through the Aspire connection. 27 yo Bounedjah has so far this season scored 40 goals in 28 starts. 23 goals in 12 games in the Qatar stars League 13 goals in 12 games in the Asian Champions League 4 goals in 4 games for the Algerian National team. Not the top league in the world but any player who Xavi says is the real deal and scores lots of goals is worth a punt. Xavi has assisted in many of those goals. So that makes 4 strikers Bielsa has had watched Llorente, Prijavic, Ponce and now Baghdad B
FB rumour - Saiz off to some club in La Liga in January. Replacement arranged, and heavy speculation that it'd Forestieri. Some bloke apparently got that from a director. Might be a load of bollox. Who knows. Apparently Forestieri has got himself injured again anyway.
Another winger linked to us in a few stories today. Jermain Lens formerly of Sunderland now at Besiktas in Turkey. He has been watched twice and was watched mid-week in the Europa Cup. Jeremain Marciano Lens is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Beşiktaş and the Netherlands national team. He is a versatile attacking player, known for his pace and stamina, primarily being used as a winger or a striker, but he can successfully play as a second striker. 18 games this season and 5 goals and 1 assist, which isn't bad a for a winger.? Previous: PSV 96 games and 34 goals Dynamo Kiev 49 games and 10 goals Sunderland (prem) 20 games and 3 goals Fenerbache 25 games and 4 goals
Cibicki on his bike, it would seem ..... https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co...5d4yh8daEvJgA7S4fOol8wMpH3sAgcNPwJJ9ogKqXTPMw Leeds United looking to offload returning Pawel Cibicki amidst MLS interest Pawel Cibicki could be offered a move to Major League Soccer in January with Leeds United ready to listen to fresh bids for the forward. Cibicki is understood to be attracting interest from at least one MLS club amid plans by Leeds to move him off the books when the transfer window opens. The 24-year-old left Elland in July for a half-season loan at Norwegian club Molde in August, a deal which officially runs until next month but is effectively over after the conclusion of Molde’s domestic season. Cibicki had no place in the plans of Marcelo Bielsa during the summer and is not expected to be given an opportunity by United’s head coach during the second half of Leeds’ Championship term. The forward is 18 months into a four-year contract at Elland Road having arrived from Malmo in August 2017 but he played just 10 times last season and struggled to make the bench during the term’s closing months. Bielsa saw him as surplus to requirements after taking charge of Leeds in June and does not intend to integrate Cibicki back into his existing squad. A permanent switch to the USA is likely to be one of the options in front of Cibicki next month, while Molde are thought to be considering the possibility of re-signing him for the start of the new Norwegian campaign in March. He played regularly for Molde, who are managed by former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and claimed three goals in 13 games. Solskjaer indicated last week that he expected Cibicki to get another chance under Bielsa, telling Norwegian outlet Rbnett: “He will get a new opportunity in Leeds. Those are his employers and they are an exciting club at the moment.”
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that we had a scouts in Portugal and lots of speculation about who they were watching, and the ex Arsenal kid was pounced upon. It seems to be a bum steer because the same scouts from Leeds were watching the Sporting Lisbon v Rio Ave game and this time they have deduced that they were looking at ave's keeper Leo Jardim who is on loan from Brazilian outfit Gremio. He was beaten 3 times on the night but actually had an outstanding game keeping the score down as it could have been double figures. He also has an Italian passport and his contract with Gremio is fast running down
