Ethan Ampadu was at the heart of the Leeds United performance on Monday night as they left Tottenham with a point after a 1-1 draw.
The Leeds United captain has been the most important player for the Whites this season and has been the heartbeat of a team that have secured Premier League survival.
He was again all over the pitch against Tottenham on Monday night and won them the penalty, which went on to secure a draw for Leeds in north London.
Ampadu has a year left on his contract, and while Leeds are set to offer him a new deal, a journalist has conceded they may have to act quickly if they want to keep him.
Ethan Ampadu has been tipped to leave Leeds
The Welshman has been phenomenal for Leeds this season and has proven himself in the Premier League after dominating the Championship last season.
Ampadu is now seen as one of the best midfielders in the top flight and the heartbeat of a Leeds team who are hard to beat at home or on the road.
It is no surprise that a few clubs in the Premier League are interested in Ampadu and would be keen to make a move for him if Leeds do not sign him on a new contract soon.
According to The Athletic journalist Adam Crafton, Leeds would do well to hold on to the midfielder in the upcoming summer transfer window.
He wrote on X: “At the risk of upsetting some Leeds fans, I think they’ll do very well to keep Ampadu this summer.
“So consistent.”
Leeds are expected to open talks over a new deal with Ampadu as soon as the season ends, and there is an expectation that he will stay at Elland Road.
The Whites cannot afford to delay the contract talks
Ethan Ampadu has turned heads, and his contract situation will interest other clubs if Leeds do not sort it out as soon as possible.
His value to the team is clear from the way Daniel Farke has regularly brought him back quickly from injury, seeing him as the driving force of the squad.
Leeds cannot afford to delay the contract negotiations anymore and risk the possibility of a club turning the club captain’s head in the upcoming summer transfer window.
All the big boys of the Premier League are in the market for a midfield stalwart, and they would do well to find a player of Ampadu’s quality elsewhere.
Leeds must sign him on a new contract soon and shut down the chatter around his future early.
Been a very long time since leeds a had a proper captain