Raphinha’s long-term future could see him back in England with reports suggesting a €60million (£51.2m) bid from a Premier League club has been rejected by Barcelona. Leeds United sold Raphinha to Barcelona in a deal worth around £50m in July 2022, following their final-day win over Brentford that secured top-flight survival. It has not been plain sailing for the Brazilian since, with the increased competition among wide forwards seeing minutes limited. Raphinha has knuckled down and come into...
Sunderland play Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday in the Championship before taking on Sheffield Wednesday at the Stadium of Light the following week in their last game of the 2023-24 campaign. The Black Cats, who are currently under the stewardship of interim head coach Mike Dodds, lost 1-0 to Millwall at home last time out and have seen their season fizzle out with the play-offs out of reach whilst mathematically safe of the relegation places. Despite Sunderland’s dull end to the season,...
Luke Ayling won't be short of suitors when his Leeds United contract expires this summer, believes former White Carlton Palmer. Ayling, who has been on loan at Middlesbrough since the January transfer window, is preparing to become a free agent this summer, bringing an end to his eight-year association with Leeds. The right-back has already been linked with a move to Sheffield United, with Alan Nixon claiming the Blades could make a move for the 32-year-old this summer as they ready themselves...
Former Sheffield United man Neil Collins has been sacked by Barnsley despite having his side in the League One play-off places with just one game remaining. Saturday’s 3-2 defeat at Blackpool was a fourth in five games for Barnsley, who have only taken nine points from their last 11 games. The South Yorkshire side looked set for a place in the League One play-offs but now sit just one point above Lincoln City and Oxford United, in sixth and seventh respectively. The Tykes host 14th-placed...
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Max Wober admits he is yet to hear from Leeds United regarding their plans for him beyond this season. Wober was one of several Leeds players to force an exit from Elland Road last summer, taking advantage of a loan clause once Leeds were relegated to the Championship. The defender gave initial suggestions he could stay in West Yorkshire but seemingly U-turned once interest came from Bundesliga outfit Borussia Monchengladbach. The Austrian international has played regularly at Gladbach but their...
Sunderland missed the chance to move back into the top half of the Championship table on Saturday as they lost 1-0 at home to Millwall. It was a disappointing result and with just two more games remaining in the Championship, Mike Dodds side remain 13th. They'll be determined to end the campaign on a high of course by picking up results against Watford and Sheffield Wednesday, with a clash against the former coming this weekend at Vicarage Road. Ahead of that contest, the Sunderland Echo has...
Leeds United have the opportunity to pile the pressure on their promotion rivals when they go to QPR this Friday night. A win for the Whites would see them move four points clear of third placed Ipswich Town in the Championship table with the Tractor Boys returning from a week off on Saturday night when they take on Hull City. Leeds will be entirely focused on what they can control but in order to ensure they enter the final week of the regular season with their promotion fate in their own...
Leeds United returned to winning ways on Monday night at Middlesbrough to move back into the top two. Leeds have the opportunity to consolidate that position on Friday night when they travel to face QPR for what is their final away game of the season. A win at Loftus Road would take Leeds four points clear of Ipswich in the league table and while Kieran McKenna's side will have two games in hand by that point, the pressure will well and truly be on. Leeds can only focus on themselves, of...
Former Premier League referee Mike Dean admits he is rooting for Leeds United in the Championship promotion race. Daniel Farke’s side have it all to do at present with a run of just one win in five leaving them two points adrift of the current top two pace in the second tier ahead of their Monday night clash with Middlesbrough. United know that three points against Boro will be enough to see them leapfrog Ipswich Town and claim second spot. However, games in hand complicate the situation...
Former Leeds United man Chris Kamara has been awarded the Freedom of Wakefield by the city's Council. Kamara was born in Middlesbrough but he has called Wakefield home for much of his adult life and he has been honoured in recognition of the charity work he has completed over the years. Kamara has done plenty for organisations such as Marie Curie and Show Racism the Red Card, but he also supports a series of local causes. Following his diagnosis in 2022, the 66-year-old has been raising...
Leeds United are back in action on Friday night when they take on a QPR side that could secure safety with with a win, although they look as though they will beat the drop anyway. As for Daniel Farke’s men, they need to win to remain in with a real shot of automatic promotion, currently just one point ahead of Ipswich Town but having played a game more. Leeds won’t want to give second place back to Ipswich ahead of next weekend’s final games, but even with a win on Friday night, if Ipswich win...