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22 Jul 2025 14:38:37
Anybody any insight into this new name in the frame - Marc Guiu?
1.) 22 Jul 2025 15:23:29
19 I believe Chelsea 5th choice nice player but not fully proven.
2.) 22 Jul 2025 18:48:05
Neither was Lukaku when he went to West Brom all those years ago
A Chelsea 5th line player would still be a good addition for us at this time. Ampadu wasn't a Chelsea regular but is doing very well for us.
3.) 22 Jul 2025 18:48:06
We're not interested, Guiu will end up on loan in the Champ.
4.) 23 Jul 2025 07:52:35
Lukaku had scored 43 senior goals before joining West Brom, Guiu has 8, would not be a good signing.
5.) 23 Jul 2025 10:26:59
Stick that in your pipe and smoke axe ?.
6.) 23 Jul 2025 20:05:48
Borate. your right.
22 Apr 2025 16:25:39
I wonder how much weight there was to newspaper reports of "Leeds are interested in". I have forgotten some of the recent ones. To see if they resurface. Except for some reason? Diego Luna.
Let's see if we are still interested (if we ever were) .
17 Mar 2025 17:48:03
What do people think of the return of the Prodigal Son?
When he was with us he performed admirably (tho there were some notable detractors) however for the price we would pay and the player we would have to drop he does not now seem the ideal choice. Who could split a Ampadou/ Tanaka partnership. That is not even taking into consideration his average performances in his recent history.
No, for me the Kalvin Philips/ Leeds Utd partnership has had its day and as the old adage goes "never go back*.
1.) 17 Mar 2025 19:22:55
Said pretty much the same mate.
2.) 17 Mar 2025 21:47:53
Pure clickbait guff . never happening imo.
3.) 17 Mar 2025 21:50:12
LUFC players that came back and played well
John Lukic
David Batty
Peter Lorimer
Frankie Gray
Probably others.
4.) 17 Mar 2025 22:10:40
Scott Sellers
David Harvey
Etc etc.
5.) 17 Mar 2025 22:53:17
Ian Baird.
No thanks KP.
6.) 18 Mar 2025 14:25:29
We will lose a few players when we're promoted.
Bring KP back.
7.) 19 Mar 2025 00:04:11
I think there's a deal to be done - as ever at the right price.
Is Phillips right now worth the clickbait £20m mooted, absolutely not. Is it true that his best form and performances came for us? Yes. Media have to read the climate too. If he can't get in the Ipswich lineup regularly and is an albatross contract for City, their bargaining power really isn't all that. I'd offer a loan with maybe 40-50% of his wages, and an offer linked to appearances to buy out his final year entirely (about £8m) if a clause of say 25 league appearances is met. If the love/ motivation of playing for Leeds again nets us a player that's 80/ 90% of the one that left its a good deal. City might think they can do better than that, if so good luck to them.
I happen to think Phillips would be an upgrade on Gruev (who has done a lovely job for £5m-but would be found out in Prem) .
30 Jan 2025 17:30:06
Could we be interested in Chuba Akpom? Just reading Sunderland are sniffing.
1.) 30 Jan 2025 18:35:39
When it comes to the haphazard not exactly proactive nor efficient nature of LUFC recruiting
I find myself listening and empathising with Demi Lovato's power ballad :
" ANYONE! ". ???
#getusastriker.
2.) 30 Jan 2025 20:10:54
No links from LUFC to Akpom that I know of.
3.) 30 Jan 2025 20:44:29
Heard Leicester were in for him.
30 Jan 2025 17:27:21
matt targett. Are we getting him? Is he coming. If not what about young Charlie Taylor?
1.) 30 Jan 2025 20:10:19
Apparently not. To either.
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13 May 2026 11:25:01
Regarding recruitment: what can be done now?
I know the window is not open yet but can we, for instance, enter a gentleman's agreement to come just as soon as it does open?
Can we put in place some legally binding agreement to come? Just not register it with the Prem.
What can't we do — agree or just register?
I feel there is certainly money to be saved by gambling early and securing targets before any World Cup appearance.
1.) 13 May 2026 13:25:42
If I remember correctly the Ed's confirmed you can reach an agreement with club and player to buy but just not register yet. Spose would be at a premium fee.
As someone previously stated. Unless we looking at someone not involved in the World Cup, faff all will happen until after. Unless maybe they have a nightmare World Cup of course.
12 May 2026 16:53:46
So now we are safe.
Which players would you buy from each of the downward teams, include Spurs and West Ham?
Pick 2 (or 3) from each team.
From the papers it seems like there are 5 from Wolves that we should/will get?
1.) 12 May 2026 17:40:23
Spurs - realistically if they were to go down.
Odobert and Archie. I just don't see it being easy to be competitive for any Spurs players if they went down.
West Ham - does Disasi count (Chelsea owned?) . If not, Diouf and Summerville. Wild obviously prefer Bowen, but he'd rightly expect Europe.
Wolves - Mane and Krejci.
Burnley - Hartmann and Flemming.
2.) 12 May 2026 18:53:24
Could we add Spurs goalkeeper to the list which has been posted on this site. Great post with many good names. Let's hope the board have their list of potential players already sorted and buy early.
3.) 12 May 2026 19:18:30
It's not always the players in a relegated team that are a good option to buy, there's a reason why teams get relegated and that part is because the players are not good enough or don't have a proper work ethic.
For Wolves I'd probably only rate Joao Gomes and he's got an awful disciplinary record.
As for West Ham, you've got Bowen of course, but he's definitely not coming to Leeds. I hear some say Mavropanos, but I'm not convinced by him at all.
Jimmy would come into the conversation, but I'm sure he wouldn't want to come back to Leeds.
Burnley players? No thank you.
4.) 12 May 2026 20:46:07
Mavropanos and Disasi both better than Pascal.
5.) 12 May 2026 21:14:28
Being realistic and only thinking of the ones who both might be tempted to come to us, and not be at stupid9 prices:
Burnley - none.
Wolves - Krejci & Mane.
Spurs - Ben Davies, possibly.
West Ham - Castellanos, Mavropanos.
Also, from Spurs, but likely to be expensive, I'd have to add Archie (return of the prodigal) .
6.) 12 May 2026 22:22:04
Plus, if Saints don't come up, Leo Scienza looks quite handy.
7.) 13 May 2026 08:09:52
After the cack he got at ER, which upset him, Cree won't be coming back.
05 May 2026 16:08:38
If, the CBs are pretty much guaranteed then do we spend/ gamble big to oust an incumbent or maybe save a couple of quid and buy an experienced back up?
How about a move for Tyrone Mings?
A left footed CB, ex England with a contract expiring 2027 and valued at only 4million.
1.) 05 May 2026 19:41:36
I don't think we need to spend big on a CB, assuming we keep all our regular first choices, so buying an experienced backup like Mings could be good business. I really like Senesi at Bournemouth, but he's more likely to be looking for a big name club and be more like £20-30M.
If Wet Sham go down, there's likely to be a bit of a fire sale there, and whilst all the noise will be around Bowen and Somerville, I rather like Castellanos. They paid £25M for him in Jan, and if we could land him for something near that he could be just what we need.
2.) 05 May 2026 20:38:56
I think we need to be fairly careful. The medical staff have done a superb job keeping the team healthy overall - our squad has missed the fewest matches this season to injury (77 apparently) . Testament to medical, Farke's formation, and some luck there too.
With approx 120m to spend (net in Reading) , we do need some more depth. Also, don't be fooled that there won't be some bids for our better players. Struijk has had some interest, no doubt Gabby will too. Not that we want to sell, but we want to be ready to be able to if silly money came in.
That's how Brentford, Brighton and Bournemouth have been so successful.
Mings, for me personally, is too big a name, and on too big a decline to warrant looking at seriously. I'd prefer to look at Doekhi or Adam Webster, who are both out of contract. Webster, admittedly, is on the back of an ACL.
Ben Davies, another we've been linked with for a while - he'd be a Byram upgrade/replacement as an emergency. I'd want another left back (Gabby clone) and allow Justin/Bogle to lock down right back.
3.) 05 May 2026 20:42:56
Please, not Mings. A terrible defender, and gradually getting worse.
4.) 05 May 2026 21:01:43
Senesi is a free transfer.
5.) 05 May 2026 23:14:04
Allegedly, Senesi has already verbally agreed a deal with Spuds, subject to their PL survival, but Liverpool and Juventus are looking to hijack it, so he's probably a non starter. I'd certainly prefer Doekhi or Webster to Mings. Agreed, Ealing, we need to be prepared for offers for a number of our players, and deal with them appropriately.
My shopping list would be a backup LWB, a RW (Wilson?) , a GK unless we retain both Darlow and Perri, a CB (assuming Bornauw is going) , and a decent striker (say Castellanos if Sham are relegated) .
6.) 06 May 2026 08:21:46
Castellanos is a good shout tho, Jr! He was excellent against us, and I believe he'd be a solid addition without breaking the bank.
7.) 06 May 2026 10:57:46
I've been impressed with Mavropanos since Nuno arrived at West Ham, and would take him as competition for our core CBs, who have all had an excellent season and have probably attracted interest elsewhere.
8.) 06 May 2026 11:19:51
Mavropanos is a great shout.
9.) 06 May 2026 11:37:00
Yep, that fella too!
30 Apr 2026 13:40:15
As part of our Green Credentials, are we having a mass of Solar Panels incorporated into the new development?
Q - On a cold winter's night, who can be relied on to provide all the hot air?
1.) 30 Apr 2026 17:05:55
I can think of a few peeps.
2.) 30 Apr 2026 20:10:24
Baz, I am so tempted to state the obvious, but will resist!
26 Apr 2026 13:06:20
Of course I pray for a win but my bottom line wish for today is - no injuries!
12 Jan 2023 16:33:38
Personally I am still awaiting Red Bull?
08 Sep 2022 13:37:40
He sounds top notch but my only misgiving would be; if he is so good why not a starter for 11th placed Fiorentina. Surely they must see his exponential growth.
I hope you are right and he is a gem waiting to be found, we could do with another Raphina. Law of averages says that somewhere out there is some young lad, with it all, waiting to be discovered.
05 May 2022 10:01:22
It may be a bit Rocky when he is here?
14 Dec 2021 21:04:22
It so annoys me to read we are after a new striker when we have a 30 goal a season striker in the U23s that doesn't get played?
14 Aug 2021 16:06:56
A good thought but we are leaking in the middle not on the wing.
30 Apr 2026 13:38:06
It's a funny old game, Jr.
30 Apr 2026 10:38:57
My only fear is that Villa go into their match with one eye on their return Europa fixture. Hopefully it will not distract them too much.
They have a job to do!
26 Apr 2026 12:51:58
Got to agree with Baz. I just hope we do not come to regret the draws where we just could not hold on.
15 Apr 2026 09:04:58
I hear what you are saying about momentum, but my worry was/is we are one kick away from an injury, and did not want to be on the list of teams - won the Cup and relegated, same season.
14 Apr 2026 08:29:09
Sorry, got to say it - AO, Let's Go!