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Leeds have sell-on clause on striker who has scored four goals in four games

Darren Looney — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:33:58 +0000

Former Leeds United striker Max Dean is attracting interest from several English clubs after his recent form for MK Dons.

That is according to the Yorkshire Evening Post, who report Dean’s run in front of goal over the last few weeks has alerted scouts to the player, with Leeds possessing a sell-on clause in any potential deal.

Dean has scored in MK Dons’ last two matches to take his tally up to four in four, helping them pick up maximum points from fixtures with Bradford City and Swindon Town – leaving them twelfth in League Two.

The 19-year-old came through the academy of Leeds and netted 16 goals in 38 appearances for the Whites’ U23s.

Dean was behind the likes of Joe Gelhardt and Sam Greenwood in terms of the young attackers with the most potential when at the club, therefore, fans were not very disappointed when he left but the Yorkshire club could benefit from him having been at the club in the near future.

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Leeds and Leicester enquire about signing South American striker

Jason Pettigrove — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 13:06:24 +0000

Championship leaders Leicester City and third-placed Leeds United are both likely to be watching the weekend’s Copa Libertadores final with interest.

That’s because, according to TeamTalk, they are one of a host of clubs with a vested interest in signing one of Fluminense’s players.

As both clubs look to move back up to the Premier League at the first attempt, it’s always a good idea to strengthen in the middle of the season if possible, as much as to provide competition for places as anything else.

Studious transfer business in January could be the difference in winning a title or losing out, and whilst it’s accepted that finances do play a part of course, there’s a question mark as to how much ambition a club has if they’re prepared to sit on their laurels and hope for the best.

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Daniel Farke at Leeds is hardly likely to do that, and Enzo Maresca at Leicester has also shown his ruthlessness when needed.

Whether either are able to acquire Jhon Arias in the new year is unclear at this point, with TeamTalk also noting that Rangers, West Ham, Crystal Palace, Wolves and Burnley will have scouts at the final to run the rule over the Colombian.

Five goals and three assists from 24 games this season (three as sub) per WhoScored, doesn’t scream prolific, but with so many clubs following the player, there must be something they see in him which is worth investing in.

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‘Really likes Leeds’ – Journalist claims £25m winger is keen on playing for Farke

Jason Pettigrove — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 11:24:43 +0000

Things are really beginning to look up for Leeds United after a shaky start to the season, with Daniel Farke starting to get the best out of his squad.

They currently sit in third position in the Championship table, a ‘best of the rest’ consider they’re at least nine points behind second place Ipswich Town, a gap that will increase to 12 points if they win their game in hand.

The motivation for Farke and the Elland Road outfit is to start chipping away at the points gap and start reeling in Ipswich and runaway leaders, Leicester City.

Out of the top three, Leeds are the team under the least amount of pressure given that the top two need to keep winning and ensure the gap remains.

One player that’s been a threat to opposition sides in every game he plays is Crysencio Summerville.

The match winner against Norwich, Summerville has been an integral part of Leeds’ rise up the table.

Fortunately for Farke and the Leeds faithful, despite Premier League interest it’s believed that the player wants to hang around in Yorkshire.

“A January exit is by no means guaranteed because he is integral to Leeds at the moment. Naturally, there’s going to be interest, as there was over the summer. Everton, Bournemouth and Burnley, for example, have all looked at the player,” journalist, Ben Jacobs, told Give Me Sport.

“But it’s a very different situation to Wilfried Gnonto, who ended up staying but tried to force his way out of the club and then eventually apologised to Daniel Farke. Angus Kinnear, Leeds’ chief executive, played a big role in smoothing that situation over.

“With Summerville, he was a model professional and has a very strong relationship with Farke. In many ways, it was the player himself that wanted to stay at Leeds last summer, rather than drive an exit.

“That is highly significant in all of this because Summerville really likes Leeds and is settled at Leeds. He felt, over the summer, that Leeds was the best place for him to be, which means that Leeds have got a bit more control over this one than with Gnonto.”

As long as the wide man can remain free of injury and continue with his good form, Leeds have a good chance to keep themselves in the automatic promotion conversation until the last knockings of the 2023/24 campaign.

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Simon Jordan slams Leicester decision following FFP investigation

Darren Looney — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:58:55 +0000

TalkSPORT pundit and former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has slated two Championship clubs following an investigation into Everton’s alleged breach of Financial Fair Play regulations.

As first reported by The Daily Mail, Leeds United and Leicester City will join Burnley in taking legal action against the Toffees should the club be found guilty of exploiting FFP rules.

The Merseyside club were found guilty of breaking FFP rules back in March and last week, the Premier League recommended that Everton should be hit with a 12-point deduction which would place them at the bottom of the top-flight table.

Leeds United, Burnley and Leicester City are looking to take a £300 million case against Everton should they be found guilty of breaching FFP as all three clubs were relegated during the Toffees’ supposed flaunting of UEFA’s rules.

Speaking on talkSPORT on Monday morning, pundit Simon Jordan has hit out against the three clubs, believing ‘they’ve got no chance’ of being successful in any lawsuit.

“No chance, no chance, no chance. They’ve got no chance. Everybody signs up to a covenant which is basically that the sanction of a breach has this consequence,” the former Palace chairman said via MOT Leeds News.

“Now they can make a case if they want and try and make a case through the legal system to try and suggest that this is a breach of the rules to which they signed up and the consequence of those rules. But any decent court case is going to refer them back to the industry that they came from and say what were the rules that you signed up to.

“The rules that you signed up to were that the punishment for financial breachers was this. You can’t then go and say ‘Well I don’t like the rules that I signed up to and I can’t do anything about changing those rules, so I’m now going to sue you for them.’”

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QPR set to appoint Spanish manager after sacking Gareth Ainsworth

Sean Walker — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:48:03 +0000

Marti Cifuentes is set to become the new manager of QPR after the club sacked Gareth Ainsworth at the weekend.

QPR have had an awful start to their campaign, the London club are currently 23rd in the Championship after a meagre 2-1 loss to Leicester City.

Shortly after the game, the club made the decision to sack Ainsworth after just 28 games in charge of the team. Of those limited games, the 50-year-old only registered five wins as his eventual sacking felt inevitable.

As for his replacement, there have been a handful of names thrown around but according to Sky Sports News, the club are close to appointing Cifuentes.

BREAKING: QPR are close to appointing Marti Cifuentes as their manager pic.twitter.com/cNRzWtUwWE

— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) October 30, 2023

Currently the manager of Hammarby in Sweden, the 41-year-old started off his coaching career in the lower league in Spain before moving to Norway and then Sweden.

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Chelsea team news vs Blackburn

Connor Holden — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:47:24 +0000

Chelsea take on Blackburn in the Carabao Cup (Round of 16) on Wednesday, 1st of November, at Stamford Bridge, at 19:45 PM (GMT).

The last time these sides faced, Chelsea beat Blackburn 2-1 back in 2012. Goals from John Terry and Raul Meireles for Chelsea, and a goal from Yakubu for Blackburn.

Chelsea won their last Carabao Cup game, beating Brighton 1-0 at Stamford Bridge to progress to the next round. The only goal being scored by Nicolas Jackson in the 50th minute to secure the victory.

Blackburn beat Cardiff City 5-2 to progress to the next round of the Carabao Cup. Goals coming from Jake Garrett, Arnor Sigurdsson, Andrew Moran (x2) and Dilan Markanday for Blackburn, and goals from Callum Robinson and Kion Etete for Cardiff.

How to watch Chelsea vs Blackburn

Date: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
Kickoff: 19:45 PM (GMT)
TV Network: Not broadcast in UK
Venue: Stamford Bridge

Team News:

Chelsea will remain without the likes of Wesley Fofana, Ben Chilwell, Romeo Lavia, Christopher Nkunku, Armando Broja, Trevoh Chalobah and Carney Chukwuemeka through injury, whilst Benoit Badiashile could return for his first start since his injury.

Predicted XI:

Chelsea: Sanchez, Cucurella, Badiashile, Disasi, Gusto, Ugochukwu, Fernandez, Gallagher, Mudryk, Madueke, Jackson.

Blackburn: Wahlstedt, Pickering, Wharton, Carter, Hill, Tronstad, Sigurdsson, Szmodics, Rankin-Costello, Brittain, Dolan.

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Nigel Pearson officially SACKED as Bristol City manager

Mark Brus — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:09:38 +0000

Nigel Pearson has been sacked as manager of Bristol City, the club have confirmed in an official statement.

The 60-year-old, formerly of Leicester City, Watford and others, is now out of work as his Bristol side have been struggling in the Championship this season, sitting 15th in the table.

Their latest defeat to Cardiff City has ended up being the final straw for Pearson, with club chairman Jon Lansdown officially confirming the decision today.

Lansdown told the club website: “This was a difficult decision to make as we recognise and appreciate how much Nigel has done for the club over the past two and a half years on and off the pitch.

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“Nigel is highly respected by the staff and players and has been very supportive of the academy structure and our women’s team. We all wanted Nigel to achieve our ambition to be promoted but, with our recent results, feel that now is the time to make a change to give the club the best possible chance of success.”

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BBC pundit not happy with what Bamford did against Stoke

Mehdi Gokal — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 16:41:13 +0000

BBC pundit Ross McCormack expressed his surprise at Patrick Bamford taking the penalty against Stoke, which he subsequently missed.

McCormack noted that Bamford wasn’t the designated penalty taker according to manager Daniel Farke’s plans.

While Bamford might have been eager to take the penalty in an attempt to regain his goal-scoring form, McCormack emphasised that there is no grey area when it comes to a designated penalty taker.

The pundit suggested that the manager may not have been pleased with Bamford’s decision to take the penalty, especially as it wasn’t within the established protocol.

McCormack said (via MOT Leeds News):

“Firstly I was surprised, as a lot of people were, that he was taking it given his record of taking penalties at the club.

“Secondly, I can understand why he wanted to take it. He’s obviously desperate, he wants back in amongst the goals, he sees players in front of him doing well, getting plaudits, scoring goals, and he was probably looking at it thinking, ‘This is a goal for me and it could kickstart my season’.

“So I get it, but what I don’t get is the manager’s half-alluded to [the fact] that he wasn’t the penalty taker, so for me I wouldn’t be too happy with that in the changing room after the game.

“Penalty taker takes the penalties and that’s it, there’s no grey area.”

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Bamford is currently experiencing a goal drought, having failed to score in the six matches he’s played this season. This could explain his eagerness to take the penalty and potentially break that dry spell.

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QPR sack manager Gareth Ainsworth following their defeat to Leicester City

Mehdi Gokal — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 15:32:47 +0000

QPR have sacked manager Gareth Ainsworth following their defeat to Leicester City earlier today.

They have had a poor start to the Championship with them currently sitting in 23rd in the table, six points off safety.

They have lost six league games in a row and 10 in total, with just 2 wins all season.

Ainsworth left Wycombe after 11 years to take over QPR in February earlier this year in February but could not work his magic with The Hoops and was ultimately sacked today along with his assistant Richard Dobson.

QPR CEO Lee Hoos confirmed it saying:

“Making a call such as this is never easy, and it is even more difficult when you have such respect on both a personal and professional level for the individuals concerned – which we all do for Gareth and Richard.”

“Many supporters have told me in recent months that they have never wanted someone to succeed more than Gareth, which is an indication of the fondness everyone associated with QPR has for him.”

“Unfortunately, results this season haven’t gone the way we all wanted and we feel a change is necessary.”

“Gareth has been a pleasure to work with from the moment he arrived and I am truly sorry this has not worked out as we all had hoped.”

“On behalf of the board, I wholeheartedly thank Gareth for his commitment, desire, passion and professionalism. We all have the utmost respect for him, and he will always be welcome here.”

“We understand the importance of appointing a new head coach quickly and an announcement on this will follow in the coming days.”

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