Leeds United striker Tyler Roberts is hoping to finalise his move to Birmingham City on Monday [19 June], according to the Daily Mail.
The Welsh international, who temporarily swapped Elland Road for Queens Park Rangers this season, featured 20 times for the West London outfit, scoring four goals but is now looking to move elsewhere.
Athletic journalist Phil Hay revealed on 15 June that the 24-year-old will be leaving Elland Road permanently, with a report in the Daily Mail [15 June] claiming talks are continuing between the two parties, with negotiations expected to accelerate over the weekend.
And Roberts now looks set to end his five-year stint at Elland Road, with the Daily Mail newspaper [19 June, page 63] reporting that the Welsh international looks to finalise his St Andrews’ transfer today.
Farewell
There was a time when Roberts was one of Leeds United’s most important players under former boss Marcelo Bielsa and the serious favourite of the revolutionary coach. How big a difference a couple of years in football makes.
Roberts has endured a frustrating couple years, ravaged by injuries countless times throughout his career. It was because of his constant injury troubles that affected his form and confidence in a Leeds United shirt, stopping him from performing at a high level regularly.
At times during his latter appearances at Elland Road, he looked a man spent, beaten and in need of a new lease of life elsewhere. Roberts even looked to kick things off steadily at Queens Park Rangers last season, but for another worrying injury setback, he simply could not build on a promising start in West London.
The 24-year-old clearly needs a fresh start elsewhere and hopefully, he can get that at Birmingham City who are desperate for a striker this summer.
With Leeds United now a Championship side also, don’t count out Roberts returning t Elland Road to cause a real stir at some point next season. An intriguing sub-plot certainly on the cards from the footballing gods.
