15 Jul 2026 07:12:46
So it’s been given the Here we go from Fabrizio and all the other big lads.
Muharemovic is going to be signing number 2.
I’m happy with that as all you read is that he’s of high pedigree.

My question is, we are always Tod that the club are planning transfers months in advance.

Like January/ Feb for summer transfers!
So have we signed him because we scouted him back then or is it an opportunity signing after his World Cup performances?

1.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 11:43:42
Something that we will never know.
Does it matter?
They must be confident about him or they wouldn't splash out that kind of money for him.

2.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 12:25:06
Everything I've read about him is high praise! Pacy, great positional awareness, very good in the air defensively and offensively, and excellent with the ball at his feet, whether naturally keeping the ball flowing left, or pinging crossfield balls on his natural left peg. At 22, his potential could be huge, if all of that is true!

3.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 13:04:44
We will have had a shortlist prepared a long time ago, based on data, as previously communicated by the club, for when Pascal left - the club have known he was likely to go for 18 months. We will have then looked again at it and made decisions based on progress and availability etc, nearer the time - don't forget the club speak to hundreds of clubs, agents and players each window before bringing in the 4 or 5 we usually get over the line.

4.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 13:47:31
This gut has been offered, apparently, £105k a week (5 year deal) , so quite a lot for a defender for Leeds to potentially pay.

I think that would make him defo in the top 3 earners with DCL and HW.



And, with an eye on crucial signings such as a striker, etc., Leeds have friendlies soon enough, so I do hope the pressing issues of signing, in particular one/two gk (s) , happen soon.

5.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 14:28:30
I read he was slow, Brightwhite.
And, that data nonsense and shortlist doesn't add up, as we sign and scout many with poor stats.
Feel free to add rumours, but don't try and make out we are an experienced recruitment team. Cause we ain't. Yet.

6.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 15:21:44
Blimey, Aus, you must be a hoot at parties. At least you are consistent, dude. ?

7.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 16:58:33
Aus, don't try and make out that you understand football because it's very clear from the majority of your posts that you have a very limited understanding

8.) 16 Jul 2026
16 Jul 2026 02:50:23
Did you copy and paste that, Alf? Getting a bit boring now. It was on Futmob. He is slow, and we do scout players with poor recent stats. Dcl, for one. Don't know why some of you take exception to my post. It's fact.

9.) 16 Jul 2026
16 Jul 2026 06:24:24
Stats are not facts in the sense of what actually defines any footballer. You could say, for example, Erling Haaland barely touches the ball in a game, and his running stat must be one of the lowest in the Premiership; a goalkeeper probably runs more distance than he does, yet he is one of the most prolific goal scorers in the world.
So stats are often very misleading.

I rarely pay any attention to them at all.
Seeing what a player does in a game on the pitch tells you everything you need to know about a footballer.

I find football stats are for the geeks, and can make someone look like they know what they are talking about, billowing out a load of technical data. Perhaps instead watch a game he's played more recently.

10.) 16 Jul 2026
16 Jul 2026 08:09:53
Well said Alf & Opti!
He ain't got a clue!

11.) 16 Jul 2026
16 Jul 2026 10:17:12
Aren't we a stat based buying ownership, Opti.
And saying Haaland is slow and hardly touches the ball is mostly true. So it's a fact, right?

12.) 16 Jul 2026
16 Jul 2026 12:41:43
We have bought some dead wood in the past, so I am convinced that Leeds never look at stats. He's young, hopefully a decent player, and if he is excellent, he will be off by the end of the season to a top 6 club, no doubt.

13.) 16 Jul 2026
16 Jul 2026 13:53:02
We use a data-based model - that's not the same as stats.

You can belittle it all you like, but it's been working pretty well for the likes of Brighton and Bournemouth, who have been enjoying some great transfers over the last few years. It's also been effective for the 49ers NFL team, who rose from the ashes to reach a few Super Bowl finals with relatively modest investment in recent times.



That's the issue, Aus - you ignore useful info that is freely available and use your own baseless theories as a foundation for your comments.

14.) 16 Jul 2026
16 Jul 2026 14:02:38
I don't have baseless theories, Alf. Name one?
Whiteman agrees with me.
What's your take, Alf? Are we data-based or not? Or maybe sometimes others not? Depends on player and cost?

15.) 16 Jul 2026
16 Jul 2026 18:12:57
Aus, but I know nothing. ????