Leeds Targett Newcastle ace

29 Jan 2025 09:05 am, by Ellandback1


Good Morning. It's Wednesday 29th January, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road


Leeds Targett Newcastle ace

Leeds have made a surprise inquiry for Newcastle United's left-back, Matt Targett according to multiple newspaper sources in the last 24 hours. The 29-year-old has experienced a significant downturn in playing time at St. James' Park, largely due to persistent injuries that have hampered his progress over the past 18 months. Since making his move permanent from Aston Villa for £15 million in the summer of 2022, Targett has only managed to start 12 matches, a stark contrast to the 16 starts he enjoyed during a four-month loan spell prior to the transfer.

Now, he finds himself further down the pecking order, behind Lewis Hall, Lloyd Kelly, and Dan Burn. Consequently, Newcastle are understood to be receptive to offers for the player, with Leeds United emerging as one of the favourites for his signature. The Magpies are expecting a fee of between £11m - £15m, which sounds ludicrous given the circumstances.





Are Leeds running out of time & options

With the deadline for the January transfer window looming, pressure is mounting on Daniel Farke and the Leeds recruitment team from long suffering fans on social media to come up with the goods!

Three players hotly linked with moves to LS11 have not materialised. Emi Buendia has signed for Bayer Leverkusen, Louis Barry has gone to Hull, whilst Brighton’s Julio Enciso has penned a loan move to Ipswich Town. With a cash pot of £300m up for grabs, it's not surprising that the chasing pack have all strengthened this month,

Mixed messages from the gaffer do not help. Daniel Farke has gone from 'not being a fan of bringing in new faces in January', and 'not wanting to upset the dynamics in the dressing room' to performing a 180 degree U-turn during his recent (Burnley) pre-match press conference revealing receptiveness for a playmaker, centre-forward, and a versatile centre-back.




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Jaydog wrote on 30 Jan 2025 01:10 pm

1964white wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 7:55 am Tanaka & Soloman (maybe a costly loan)
There are bargains to be had and despite all the criticism to the contrary we have made some shrewd signings.
I was actually in the pound shop the other day and I got a shower squeegee for 99p. Now thats a bargain.

1964white wrote on 30 Jan 2025 07:55 am

Jaydog wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 5:23 pm Shopping in the bargain bin.
You dont get caviar in the pound shop.
Tanaka & Soloman (maybe a costly loan)

Jaydog wrote on 29 Jan 2025 05:23 pm

GreennWhite wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 10:27 am Why is it we always seemed to get linked to players who have a poor injury record. Hopefully this is just another non story.
Shopping in the bargain bin.
You dont get caviar in the pound shop.

Carrick Dave wrote on 29 Jan 2025 05:18 pm

1964white wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 1:26 pm Not a prolific goalscorer of late.

6 goals in 50 appearnces over the last two seasons, albeit playing in the PL at the time.

Previously, 18 in 40 whilst on loan periods at Preston & Middlesbro' in the championship.
Fine on a loan for me, probably gagging for game time, he might be what we need for 4 months.

No obligation to buy, re-assess in June.

Phild wrote on 29 Jan 2025 04:32 pm

Bringing a defender in is not going to alter our promotion hopes.we will cope at that end of the field with what we have.
It’s the top end we need recruits, particularly when in a couple of the last few games a defender has been our biggest attacking threat!!