Leeds United fans were devastated when Archie Gray left the club.
Despite his deep family connections to Leeds United, he left the club after Leeds missed out on promotion losing the play-off final to Southampton.
He signed a deal until the end of 2030 being awarded the number 14 jersey. On the move he said:
“It’s a massive project under Ange and it’s something that I wanted to be a part of. I’m not going to lie, I’m a massive Celtic fan so I love him! My whole family loves him and I haven’t really said this to be fair but I loved watching him at Celtic and I loved watching him here last season – he’s a massive factor because playing under a really good manager is really important for me. It’s a young group here and I feel like I can be right at home, hopefully get playing some games and challenge on the pitch. There are so many huge names here and to be honest I’m just really grateful that I’ll be able to train with them every day. Hopefully I’ll be able to get playing with them on the pitch but initially I just can’t wait to train with them and get to know them. I’m really grateful for the opportunity.”
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Archie Gray set for shock transfer
Now though according to reports from TeamTalk and others, Premier League clubs and Championship sides are interested in snapping up Gray in the January transfer window on loan.
This came after reports claimed former Director of Football at Leeds, Victor Orta, was plotting a move for Gray at his new club Seville.
This will be an interesting move given what he said in the past:
“The club has got a really strong connection with the fans which I think is really important as well. Obviously that was massive at Leeds and this club has got the same thing going on with the fans, so I want to create a strong bond with them and the club. It’s always been a massive club. From when my grandad said he played against Spurs, it’s always been based around a strong core group of players, a really tight squad that pushes every year. That’s another really important thing for me. Everyone I’ve spoken to in my family has said big things about it.”