Leeds cool interest in Wilson, as Benrahma identified as top target

12 Aug 2020 07:21 am, by Ellandback1

Good Morning. It's Wednesday 12th August, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road...

Mixed News on Leeds pursuit of River Plate Duo

Leeds are locked in negotiations with Argentinian outfit River Plate regarding Gonzalo Montiel and Lucas Martinez Quarta.

Highly rated centre back Quarta 24 year old, is 6ft tall, very skillful for a centre back and has two caps for his Country. He is in the final year of his contract, but still has a release clause of 18m.

Similarly, Montiel is a 23 year old defender, albeit an attacking right wing back. He's 5ft 9', pacy and has a a great cross on him.

Leeds were hoping to secure a deal for the duo for under 20m due to River Plates financial problems. However, it seems their plight is not as bad as first feared, and have told Leeds they only need to sell one of their assets!

Originally the Whites were hoping they'd be able to secure the services of Lucas Martinez Quarta for between £10-12m and Montiel for between £5-6m.

Whether or not Leeds are able to land both players, they will continue their pursuit of Ben White. The Daily Star have revealed that they are ready to increase their offer for the 22yo for a third time. So far, the seaside club have rejected offers at £18.5 and £22m. The next offer is believed to be in excess of £25m.

Leeds cool interest in Wilson, as Benrahma identified as top target

Leeds have cooled their interest in Harry Wilson, and have instead pinned their hopes of bringing Algerian International Said Benrahma to Elland Road. Wilson enjoyed a successful loan period with Bournemouth last term netting seven times in 20 appearances, yet Bielsa has made the Brentford number 10 his top priority.

If Leeds are to land the 25 year old, they will have to fend off interest from Arsenal, Chelsea and Villa. Benrahma netted 17 times last term, and was credited with nine assists. Bielsa see's the 25 year old as an ideal replacement for Hernandez.

Capturing a natural goalscorer would certainly take the pressure off Bamford, if he remains first choice striker.

Brentford had initially wanted their £25m, but could settle for closer to 15m knowing that they will still earn huge profit from the £2.7million it cost to sign him from Nice in 2018.

Recession announced. How will that effect Leeds?

Britain is officially in recession. The coronavirus pandemic has plunged the country into the deepest slump on record. The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product (GDP), the broadest measure of economic prosperity, fell in the three months to the end of June by 20.4% – the biggest quarterly decline since comparable records began in 1955.

What kind of impact will that have on football clubs, in particular Leeds Utd? Whilst its nice to be bidding for some of the best players in the World, is it wise to do so in today's financial climate?

Will players values drop? Should Leeds wait and pick up some bargains?

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Smudge3920 wrote on 10 Oct 2020 05:24 pm

SAID BENRAHMA

The reason Leeds United haven’t moved to sign Said Benrahma is down to question marks over the temperament of the player.

Benrahma scored 17 goals and registered nine assists for Brentford last season. He led their promotion charge, but couldn’t guide them to a play-off final win.

It’s not only Leeds that haven’t bothered there, nobody else has done anything with him.

Said it earlier... If Bielsa doesnt want them stats dont matter...

https://www.leedsallover.com/phil-hay-t ... -benrahma/

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rab_rant wrote on 13 Aug 2020 04:30 am

The. housing market usually follows a sinusoidal curve and runs contrary to the behaviour of the stockmarket. If the stockmarket tskes a dive then house prices go up. Money moves out of investments into bricks and mortar. We saw this with the dotcom bust in 2000 and the crash in 2008. (Bought an old council house for 98K in 2000 and sold it for 160K in 2004 checked back in 2008 and it was again on the market for over 200K... crazy prices)

If the stockmarket takes a dive then the best thing the club can do is invest in bricks and mortar. training grounds, new facilities, fitness centre, club shops and mall, leasure centre. Invest in community, and it will pay dividends in the future.

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LeedsLover wrote on 13 Aug 2020 02:12 am

weasel wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:31 pm The financial implications because of Covid meant it was absolutely vital that we got promoted. Clubs in the championship are going to be really screwed as there will be no immediate influx of season ticket money, no gate receipts and the only income will be the paltry amount they get from TV. If we'd still been in the championship we would have been screwed.

Thankfully being in the premier league means that the loss of revenue from no spectators isn't as vital. The tv money will still come in and likely that Sky and the others will get more subscriptions as fans will have to rely on Sky to see football. Fans around the world will also continue to pay as watching football at least gives a bit of escapism form the realities of life.

It's a like from me, and a like from him.....

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I agree weasel, most fans (families aside) always seem to find the money to watch their team play. Whatever avenue it is, they'll find the money.......

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LeedsLover wrote on 13 Aug 2020 02:02 am

Ellandback1 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:44 am Morning Lover, unfortunately it all has a knock on effect. I guarantee you if will really effect the housing market. Its had a devastating effect on the millions of sole traders, plus the millions who will be made redundant. What happens when half the sky sports subscribers cancel their membership?

I understand your side of things, but the housing market is like the tides in an ocean, it ebbs and flows with or without a recession any way. I was touching mainly on football.

There's a recession on all over world thanks to Covid19 and the distancing and lockdown rules, pretty much a level playing field, some Countries have declared it, some haven't.......yet.

Covid19 has produced casualties, as will a recession, but Governments are pouring money into the economy to help keep jobs and cash turnover, this, as far as I know didn't happen decades ago during recessions back then.

Back on the football side, Covid19, while stopping fans from going to matches hasn't stopped most clubs from buying and selling during transfer periods, and I doubt a recession will stop transfers during the January transfer window either.........personally, if they allow protests in streets, I can't see why they shouldn't allow fans back into football, cricket and racing grounds.

What's going to happen during a recession that wasn't happening during the COVID19 period, not a lot really, depends on how some react to the word recession. In this instance, take away the word recession, and replace it with Covid19 and you pretty much have the same situation.

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andrewjohnsmith wrote on 12 Aug 2020 11:47 pm

weasel wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:31 pm The financial implications because of Covid meant it was absolutely vital that we got promoted. Clubs in the championship are going to be really screwed as there will be no immediate influx of season ticket money, no gate receipts and the only income will be the paltry amount they get from TV. If we'd still been in the championship we would have been screwed.

Thankfully being in the premier league means that the loss of revenue from no spectators isn't as vital. The tv money will still come in and likely that Sky and the others will get more subscriptions as fans will have to rely on Sky to see football. Fans around the world will also continue to pay as watching football at least gives a bit of escapism form the realities of life.

That's true. But I still think the money as a whole will drop. The FA will probably place some restrictions and spread money out to the lower leagues. But everyone will make less money. A recession affects everyone. Sky relies on advertisers, so they'll probably have to lower their rates. Shirt sponsors, stadium boards, stadium sponsors, all that is going to drop. And with no fans, it's more than the tickets, it's beer, hot dogs, t-shirts, matchday programs. I'm not a financial accountant, but I'll bet every club's income will drop by at least half - even with TV money coming in.

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