Deal close for Norwegian shot stopper
23 Jul 2021 08:06 am, by Ellandback1
Good Morning. It's Friday 23rd July, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road...
Deal close for Norwegian shot stopper
Leeds are in advanced talks to sign 20 year old shot stopper Kristoffer Klaesson, and expect a deal to be concluded shortly. The Norwegian U21 has been on Leeds radar for a while, and with Casilla returning to Spain, its given Leeds the excuse they need to tout their man. The young keeper has been impressive for Valerenga since breaking into the first team, making 54 appearances for them in the Norwegian Eliteserien, keeping 12 clean sheets. Several reports are indicating Leeds have submitted an offer very close to his valuation and that Klaesson is just waiting for work permit to seal the deal!
Do Leeds needs another centre forward
Last season, only five teams in the top flight scored more goals than Leeds. An in form Bamford netted a magnificent 17 times, more than Calvert-Lewin and Vardy. To put the icing on the cake, Harrison, Dallas, Rodrigo and Raphinha contributed a further 29 goals between them. Will they be able to replicate the same this forthcoming season, and what happens if Bamford has a goal shy season or picks up a lengthy injury? Rodrigo said himself when he signed, he was not an out and out goal scorer, neither is Roberts!
Sam Greenwood and Joe Gelhardt are two exciting players on the cusp of the first team, but the gap between U23/s and the Premiership may be too far adrift this season. Do Leeds need to splash out on a decent centre forward during the Summer?
Former Hull City favourite left bemused by Leeds gift
Former Hull City favourite David Meyler was left bemused after receiving a gift in the post from Leeds Utd. He was even more perplexed when he opened the package, to find out Leeds had sent the former Republic of Ireland midfielder a brand new Leeds shirt, along with a message thanking him for his support. Whilst in MOST cases, we all love Leeds, apparently it doesn't stretch to those who spend over half their career with Hull City. Meyler decided as lovely as the shirt was, it deserved to be in the hands of a proper Leeds fan, and had a competition on twitter last night where one lucky White bagged the beautiful attire!