Can Leeds afford to wait until January
15 Oct 2024 08:08 am, by Ellandback1
Good Morning. It's Tuesday 15th October, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road...
Can Leeds afford to wait until January
Darko Gyabi is being hotly tipped to have his season long loan with Plymouth Argyle cut short following the injury crisis at Elland Road, but would his return make sense?
The 20 year old has been in impressive form for Wayne Rooney's side, and even netted a thunderous 25 yard effort for the young Lions against Italy on Thursday evening. He has already accumulated over 800 minutes of game time for the Pilgrims, and is set to become Leeds first successful loanee (outgoing) in almost a decade.
Daniel Farke is looking for reinforcements following long term injuries to Ethan Ampadu and Ilea Gruev, and has even been tempted to explore free agents. Cheikhou Kouyate had been training at Thorp Arch last week, and even underwent a medical, but since then, the trail has gone cold.
Leeds would have to wait until January to recall Gyabi, or further explore the free agent route if the matter turns urgent. Losing over half their first team during the Summer was always going to be difficult to recover from, especially when replacements were left so late in the window.
Leeds tracking Cameroonian monster
According to the Daily Mirror, Leeds are amongst a number of English clubs tracking the progress of FCSB centre-back Joyskim Dawa.
The no nonsense defender stands 6ft 4' and is fifteen stone of pure muscle. Not only does this make it difficult for the opposition to disposes him but he uses his strength to out-muscle opponents off the ball.
Leeds, along with Everton and Fulham have already sent scouts over to Romania to track the 28yo's progress. His attacking attributes have not gone unnoticed either. He loves to get forward, and is a formidable force in the penalty box, with seven goals in eighty games for the SuperLiga outfit. He has a £4m buy-out clause, making him a bargain, despite his advancing years.