Leeds news round-up: New goalkeeper to cost £20m, £5m fee agreed elsewhere
Leeds United supporters have plenty to be excited about at the moment.
Daniel Farke’s side sit top of the Championship with four matches left to play and are in pole position for promotion back to the Premier League.
As a result, the Elland Road outfit are already plotting for the summer transfer market and decisions will have to be made on the future of several players.
Here, MOT Leeds News rounds up the latest reports and rumours from LS11.
Dan James status shared for Oxford United clash
Dan James missed the 2-1 win over Preston (12 April) with an injury that he suffered against Middlesbrough.
Farke gave an update on the status of the Welshman for the Oxford United contest on 18 April in his pre-match press conference.
The German said: “We will definitely have him [James] available for the Monday game. If he can play on Friday, it’s a late decision.
“It’s pretty likely he will be involved on Monday. We will take a decision tomorrow.”
| Stats (Championship) | James |
| Matches | 35 |
| Goals | 12 |
| Assists | 9 |
| Minutes played | 2602 |
Leeds set to finalise Kristensen sale
Rasmus Kristensen has spent the season on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt and that move is set to be made permanent in the summer.
The Athletic reported (16 April) that Leeds will pocket £5.1million from the sale of the Danish international once it is finalised.
The transfer will leave the Whites out of pocket as they paid £10million for the 27-year-old back in 2022.
Gruev Elland Road exit stance emerges
Ilia Gruev has struggled for game time at Elland Road this season but intends to stick around despite interest in his services.
A report from TEAMtalk (16 April) claims that the Whites have received several approaches for the Bulgarian midfielder.
However, it states that the 24-year-old is not willing to consider any attempt to pry him away from Yorkshire as Farke’s side look set for the Premier League.
Liverpool name price for Leeds target Kelleher
Liverpool have named their price for Leeds United target Caoimhin Kelleher as the Whites continue to search for an Illan Meslier replacement.
The Reds have placed a £20million valuation on the Irishman ahead of the summer transfer window, according to a report from The Sun (14 April)
Farke’s side have previously been linked with a move for the 26-year-old but face competition from West Ham to secure his signature.