Good Morning. It's Monday 13th June, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road...


Bookies predict another miserable campaign for the Whites

Bookies are predicting another long, gruelling and miserable season for the Whites next term. This will be unwelcome news for Leeds fans, still recovering from nervous exhaustion following nine months of sheer hell following their previous campaign!

The nucleus of the Leeds squad are no longer strong enough; injuries have taken its toll and age has caught up with many others. To give them credit, the ER hierarchy have worked tirelessly hard over the past four weeks, bringing in Brenden Aaronson and Rasmus Kristensen; as well as lining up countless others. It's fair to say that Radrizzani has a rebuilding project on his hands, but the foundations are in place.

It will be no surprise to see the three teams promoted to the top flight to struggle next season, as they go toe to toe with some of the World's elite. In fact, Bookies believe Fulham (6/5), Nottingham Forest (8/11) and Bournemouth (8/13) are on a one way course back to the Championship, but Leeds fare little better. Jesse Marsch's team, along with Brentford (who Leeds beat on the final day of the season to guarantee their top flight status) will be fighting it out for 16th and 17th place respectively (both 5/2 to go down). For the more confident, some bookies are offering odds of 9/2 on Leeds to finish next season in the top half!





Leeds to miss out on Minamino

Leeds have fallen behind Wolves and Monaco in the pecking order, in their pursuit of Japanese International Takumi Minamino. No fewer than six top flight outfits have shown an interest in the Liverpool forward, though it was hoped that the lure of linking back up with former Manager Jesse Marsch may have given Leeds an advantage over their competition. Unfortunately for the Whites, if media reports are to be believed, Leeds may have to turn their attention elsewhere, with Blackburn's Ben Brereton Diaz being widely tipped as a replacement target.





Roca poised to sign

Marc Roca is poised to become Leeds third signing of the season after snubbing several advances from La Liga clubs, according to Spanish media outlet 'Marca'. The former Espanyol playmaker is reportedly keen to join the Whites, and with Bayern Munich amenable to Leeds offer, thought to be in the region of £11m, a deal to bring him to Elland Road could be concluded early this week. At 25, Roca is keen for first team football; something the German Champions were unable to offer on a regular basis. In two years at the Allianz Arena, Roca has only featured 24 times, though Bayern Manager Julien Nagelsmann has nothing but praise for the Leeds bound star...

We know he’s a good footballer, but the way he fought and gave everything was impressive. I love the kind of players who prove the coach wrong and show him it was a mistake not to play them often.