December 1, 2024

Here are the latest Leeds United morning headlines on Tuesday, July 25.

Leeds United face ‘same problem’ as Leicester City and Southampton

We’re now less than a fortnight away from the start of the Championship season and the transfer uncertainty facing Leeds United is not exclusive to Daniel Farke’s side.

Former Whites midfielder Carlton Palmer believes that the two other sides that dropped out of the Premier League with Leeds last season are both facing big question marks that will not be resolved until the transfer window shuts in less than five weeks’ time.

Speaking to FLW, Palmer was discussing Southampton, claiming that the issues they face are similar to the fellow Championship new boys.

“I predict that Southampton will be in the play-offs,” Palmer said. “They have appointed a very good manager in Russell Martin, they have a very solid squad.

“They have the same problem as Leeds and Leicester, until the transfer window shuts, they don’t know which players they will be able to work with entering into the new season.

“But with that said, they have already bought well, they have players who excelled out on loan in the Championship last season like Nathan Tella, making 38 appearances, scoring 17 goals and adding five assists in a Burnley side that romped the league.”

Milan van Ewijk’s admission Leeds United supporters will love amid transfer link

Heerenveen right-back has been linked with a move to Leeds United this summer and there is one quality he possesses that will be invaluable to any side keen to win promotion from the Championship.

The 22-year-old played every single minute for the Eredvisie side before also going on to play in all three of the Netherlands’ matches in the recent under-21 European championships.

Van Ewijk, who scored six goals from full-back last season, helped Heerenveen reach the Eredivisie’s Europa Conference League play-offs, and has been linked with a move to Elland Road as well as with the Whites’ Championship rivals Coventry City.

In what will be a gruelling 46-game season, Leeds will need players who are robust and healthy enough to deal with the rigours of a Championship promotion challenge.

And van Ewijk would seemingly fit the bill, as he discussed his long season prior to joining up with the Dutch squad in Georgia.

Farke’s strength in depth assessed as Leeds United push in the transfer window

Leeds United secured their first summer addition last week in the shape of Ethan Ampadu, but it’s fair to say they have plenty more work to do before the window shuts on September 1.

The Whites have seen a host of players leave the club this summer and they must be replaced, while Daniel Farke will be keen to bolster the amount of quality options at his disposal, too, as the Whites prepare for the start of the new Championship season.

With that in mind, Leeds Live has assessed United’s current squad depth as the club look to add to their ranks.

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