The #LUFC Breakfast Debate (Tuesday 20th August) It’s time they put their hands in their pockets
Good Morning. It's Tuesday 20th August, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road...
It’s time they put their hands in their pockets
Broadcasting legend Jeff Stelling has laid into 49ers Enterprises for their lack of ambition this Summer, and has demanded to know when will they put their hands in their pockets? Stelling makes some great points. Leeds are visibly weaker than they were last season. If they weren't good enough then, how are they supposed to win promotion this time around with a squad consisting of only 13 outfield players with more than 20 games under their belts?
Their window of opportunity is shrinking by the day; they have ten days to conclude their business or resign themselves to an extended stay in the Championship! Parachute payments are shrinking too. They've been handed £36m this Summer, money that should be earmarked towards a return to the top flight, but all remains quiet on the transfer front. According to Stelling...
I thought the 49ers were putting money into the club. It’s time they put their hands in their pockets. They’ve sold Summerville, Georginio Rutter is on his way out, and Archie Gray is gone. There is no question that Leeds are much weaker at the start of this season than they were last season, and they’re getting the results that would suggest that. Farke wants four players? Get on with it.
Popey dispels Rutter sell-on clause
BBC Leeds journalist Adam Pope shared a significant post regarding the transfer saga involving Georginio Rutter's move to Brighton on Twitter last night. Rutter's shock move to the southern seaside town came out of the blue, and further depletes an already diminished Leeds Utd squad. They have sold eight first-team players this Summer, generating a substantial £120m in transfer fees, but time is quickly running out to replenish them!
We have been led to believe that there was a sell-on clause of between £5.1m-£5.9m due to former club Hoffenheim, but the Elland Road journalist has rubbished this suggestion, stating: "Told there is no sell-on fee owed to Hoffenheim."