Leeds United are under pressure following two poor results and their path to Premier League promotion looks under threat with ten games left in the season. Daniel Farke will back his players to get the job done and work is underway behind the scenes to recruit players who could come in and help Leeds survive in the Premier League if they get promoted. The Yorkshire giants have been keeping tabs on several players across different positions but it has been claimed that the fans could be in for a major surprise in the summer. A much-loved former White could return to Elland Road in the next transfer window if Leeds get promoted.
The Yorkshire giants have work to do before they can celebrate getting promoted and the defeat at Portsmouth on Sunday has made the job a bit more difficult.
With ten games left in the Championship season, Leeds United are under pressure to get a couple of good results before they get into the international break next week.
However, Leeds are expecting to get the job done and get promoted to the Premier League this season and their recruitment staff are working towards recruiting players for the top flight.
The Yorkshire giants are looking at strikers, goalkeepers and midfielders and the club will look to bring in quality from England as well as abroad to strengthen the squad.
But it has been claimed that Leeds are now considering bringing back a former White to Elland Road in the summer and it would completely delight the fans.
Leeds United scouts keeping tabs on Kalvin Phillips ahead of the summer
Phillips left Leeds to join Manchester City in the summer of 2022 but he is one of the very few players who moved on from Elland Road with the fans’ best wishes.
The midfielder had a tough time at the Etihad where he struggled to match Pep Guardiola’s demands and spent the latter half of last season on loan at West Ham.
He joined Ipswich Town on loan last summer and is almost certain to move on from Manchester City permanently in the next transfer window.
With Ipswich doomed to get relegated, Phillips will be looking for a new club and according to the Sun, he could be returning to his old stomping ground at Elland Road.
It has been claimed Leeds scouts are tracking his performances at Ipswich as the Whites are considering taking him back to West Yorkshire next summer.
His performances since leaving Leeds have not been great, but he remains a firm favourite with the Whites fans who cherish him for making it from the academy to the first team.
Phillips was also a pivotal player of the team that got promoted to the Premier League in 2020 and would always remain a hero for the Whites supporters.
Leeds fans will love to wear the white shirt again
Phillips remains a much-loved former Leeds player at Elland Road and the fans had no hard feelings towards him when he moved to the Etihad three years back.
The midfielder has struggled since leaving Leeds and will be looking for a club that will give him the chance to rekindle his career and find his way back into the England squad.
A return to Leeds would appeal to him as this is where he made a name for himself and earned the moniker of the ‘Yorkshire Pirlo’ because of his excellent performances.
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Moving back to Elland Road would give the midfielder a chance to find his best form again under familiar settings and his boyhood club would take good care of him.
Leeds fans would also love to welcome him back to the club as he remains a popular figure and his love for the Whites has never been under doubt.
They need to get promoted to the Premier League to make this happen as Phillips would unlikely to agree to drop down to the Championship at this stage of his career.
Love Philips , won’t work for both parties. He’s lost that edge