Kouyate medical passed and training with Leeds

14 Oct 2024 07:48 am, by Ellandback1


Good Morning. It's Monday 14th October, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road...


Kouyate - medical passed and training with Leeds

Cheikhou Kouyate has been spotted around Thorp Arch for the last several day, amidst rumour that the soon to be 35yo has passed his Leeds medical! Kouyate has been without a club since being released by Nottingham Forest during the Summer, and has spent the last few days trying to prove his fitness. His age may be a concern, but with it, comes a wealth of experience stretching back seventeen years, and almost five hundred appearances.

Former Leeds and England midfielder Carlton Palmer has edged on the side of caution, insisting Daniel Farke should wait until January to add to his squad, but with long term injuries to Ethan Ampadu and Ilea Gruev, does the gaffer have much choice? It has also been suggested that Leeds are considering recalling Darko Gyabi from his loan spell with Plymouth Argyle. The 20yo has made eight league starts from the Pilgrims this season, and has a healthy 6.54 'whoscored' rating, ranking him ninth in Wayne Rooney's squad. According to Palmer:-

He [Kouyate] is still without a club, and it worries me when a player has been released from a football club in the summer and has not been picked up, it is a problem,” “It might work out in a limited period, but Daniel Farke and I both have the same feelings about this, and he expressed his reservations about Leeds signing free agents at this stage of the season.

I think what Leeds have got to go is trying to get through this present moment, hopefully, get one or two players back or get to the January transfer window and move to bring some quality players in. I don’t think Kouyate is going to come in at 34 years old and make a big impression at Leeds…




What are the chances of seeing Klopp passing on advice to Farke up at Thorp Arch anytime soon

Former Leeds and England striker Robbie Fowler has created quite a stir on social media with a piece he wrote in the Sunday Mirror yesterday! The former Liverpool, Leeds and England star lit up twitter after inferring that he wouldn't be surprised to see Jurgen Klopp rock up at Thorp Arch, as part of his new role as Head of Global Football with Red Bull.

Although the Austrian energy drink company only hold a minority stake in Leeds Utd (suggested to be in the region of 10%), it is believed that they could play a massive role moving forward, including revamping their training facilities at Thorp Arch and improve their scouting system. Although Jurgen Klopp and Daniel Farke's paths have rarely crossed, the former Liverpool Manager once named Farke as the person he would like to be stuck on a desert island with, describing him as a 'good guy'.




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Jammy 07 wrote on 14 Oct 2024 08:19 pm

Clitheroe White wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 8:12 pm Time to give Charlie Crew a serious go?

Farke is by no means an idiot so will have a plan.
Might have to do on Friday night.

Clitheroe White wrote on 14 Oct 2024 08:12 pm

Time to give Charlie Crew a serious go?

Farke is by no means an idiot so will have a plan.

Jammy 07 wrote on 14 Oct 2024 08:00 pm

Also we don't know about Ampedu yet as the decision was taken to try rest and rehab which was the route taken by Struijk last season who eventually had to have surgery. Hopefully it works out better for Ethan but it's by no means certain he'll play again this season.

The Subhuman wrote on 14 Oct 2024 07:44 pm

andrewjohnsmith wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 6:58 pm I think what I heard was from the Bulgarian manager. He may have said 5 months. But the assumption was that he probably wouldn't reach match fitness before the end of the season.
Bad miniscus injuries are nasty, American Footballer does that game one then he's done for the season hoping he can get back for game one the following season. Think JJ McCarthy did his in preseason and will now be hoping to be fit for training camps in April/May I guess. Around 8 months

BTW, nasty double broken leg for Detroit's Aiden Hutchinson at the weekend .. he'll be missed

andrewjohnsmith wrote on 14 Oct 2024 06:58 pm

Ellandback1 wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 4:36 pm I was told 5 months out
I think what I heard was from the Bulgarian manager. He may have said 5 months. But the assumption was that he probably wouldn't reach match fitness before the end of the season.