Good Morning Everyone According to Russian media outlet Championat, Leeds have tabled a bid worth £10.5million for Spartak Moscow centre-forward Ze Luis. Ze Luis, 27, has scored 11 goals in 24 appearances in all competitions for the Moscow giants this season Spartak will be reluctant to let luis go, especially for 10m Bamford, Douglas, Berardi and Dallas are all close to a return to first team action but the Rotherham game is step too far. There is no reason why all four players should not be available for selection for the Norwich game on the 2nd February! This is particularly good news for Berardi who limped off during Leeds 3-2 win against the Saints in the under 23 development game on Monday night. Looks like it was just precaution after all! Lets hope that Brown can collect some match time too. We can expect movement in the transfer market this week, with Daniel James making the switch to Elland Road! But not if Swansea team mate Oli McBurnie has anything to say about it. The former Leeds youngster is desperate for him team mate to stay at the Liberty Stadium. "I’ve told him to stay," he said. "I’m going to lock him in a room and have a word with him soon! He’s been playing really well and when you have big performances like his, you’re going to get attention. "It’s down to the club to do what they need to do, but we want to keep our youngest and best players. DJ is one of the players we want to build our team around. The basis of a good team is young players. "DJ has been here since the academy at 16 or 17. The club has done well to tie the rest of the young lads down and hopefully DJ is the next one so we can get that sorted."
Morning all Obviously really bad news for the player on the plane as that looks to be over and done with. Don't know about you lot but don't think I would fancy flying in a light aircraft at night, so why if he could afford to charter a flight he wouldn't want to leave in the afternoon? Tranny stories are very quiet and dont think there's much chance of the Ze Luis deal happening. Listened to Phil hays podcast last night and the striking thing was that Bielsa through injuries has had to field 13 different back 4 line-ups so far this season. I bet there isnt another team who got to the top of the league with so many changes. I'm guessing that successful teams have settled starting 11. Think Bielsa should win manager of the year for what hes done so far, as well as having all 3 teams top of heir leagues. Dan James will be a Leeds player this week or we will walk away. It seems Swansea need to sell but trying to get more than the players worth and Orta has told them deal now or we go elsewhere.
I see loads of Leeds fans on social media wanting Sacko back. As mentioned on here a couple of weeks ago Las Palmas think Sacko is shyte and want to terminate the loan deal. Orta is trying to find another club to take him but so far it seems only a club in Cyprus will have him. Bielsa is a genius but he hasn't time to show Sacko how to play, and to be fair Cibicki was much better than Sacko and had a successful loan period and now moved elsewhere. If Bielsa was desperate he would have kept Cibicki, so Sacko can do one, not wanted
Morning Matt and all Not sure we have £10m to blow on 1 player, so taking no notice of that tbh. No idea what the Swansea lad is like as a player but their fans like him and would be sorry to see him go, now a player too, lets hope we get him and he lives up to his reputation. I think Saturday showed where we have missed Bamford, he made the difference when he came on at Bolton and Saturday was a similar game to that, Roofe was struggling to get into the game but we had no one on the bench to change things around. So hopefully he can stay fit this time. Never want to see Sack o **** in a Leeds shirt again.
Yeah just wish bamford and brown were on this weeks bench. After getting a goalie which ive always wanted next for me is pace out wide. Cant see us getting a target man but wish we would. If brown comes in and bamford then roberts can get back to u23s his real level.
Dan James would be an excellent signing, wide player with bags of pace, but I don't think you'd like him as he's a midget
Definitely a good option up front or out wide but can't see him ever being a number 10, but Bielsa seems to think so, so I'll go along with that
I think there is too much expectancy placed on brown and Bamford. Everytime they feature in the u23s it leads to a false dawn. I mean don't get me wrong I think potentially they will be good additions but what the **** is wrong with Bamford now and we are running out of time for brown to get fit enough to make a difference Just my view as neither of them are the messiah.
Good Morning to Matt and co from a very cold Bardsey I was listening yesterday to talk sports and I didn't realise that the last time a manager was poached from the championship to the premiership was 2002and guess who he was answer later. I am looking forward to welcoming Mateuz Bogusz a 16 year year old who could be our next gem.I must say Orta has transformed the under 23 with the great aid of Bielsa.I just wish he would get into the car and bring back Daniel from Swansea.I think that this £10.5m offer is just a publicity gimmick we haven't got that money Watching the boy Dan play I think he is a steal at £3m and as I suggested yesterday if he wants to come they will have to sell him Still no news on the search I fear the worst for the poor lad Any videos Doc on Luis? Never even heard of him! Olivera has gone to Reading!
Even if we had £30m to spend I couldn't see us splashing out £10m on one player Now Clarke has established himself in the first team we have no game-changer on the bench but that has been the scenario for much of the season. We are far too reliant on Roofe, unfair to expect Kemar to perform to a high level every game. Time our management realises we need more attacking options rather than relying on the recovery of crocked players. Radz/Orta/Bielsa have a week to resolve the obvious problems.
