Leeds United are preparing for their next game in the US against Sunderland. The Whites lost their first game of pre-season 3-2 to Wrexham in Tampa Bay.
Daniel Farke said the match was to give a run out to some players in the team.
The players have been in training since they reported after the summer break. The Whites took a list of players for their games in the US and notably omitted four first team stars.
Joel Piroe surprisingly made the squad list for the trip, and scored the first goal for Leeds against Wrexham.
The striker spoke recently in an interview that he wanted to establish himself going into this season.
Graham Smyth provides Leeds United transfer update on Chelsea star
Leeds United have been looking to upgrade on many positions in the team as the window goes on.
Harry Wilson has joined the club to give an edge to their attack. The wide player had 11 goals for Fulham last season and will give Daniel Farke some flexibility with his lineups.
Tarik Muharemovic arrived to bolster the defence, and James Trafford could be the third signing in the coming days.
News emerged on Tuesday that Chelsea striker Liam Delap’s agent had reached out to clubs in the Premier League, including Leeds United. The London club are looking to sell him, with a deal for Danny Welbeck in progress.
Graham Smyth of the YEP has revealed that club sources have stated that they are not in for Delap.
He did admit that the Whites were looking at younger strikers to compete with Calvert-Lewin this summer, explaining the interest in Levante forward Carlos Espi. The 21-year old Spaniard scored 13 goals in 27 games this past season.
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Liam Delap move would have been a mistake
Despite his age, profile and potential, Liam Delap is not what Leeds need right now.
He was poor last season as he managed just one goal for Chelsea. Now the London club want to offload him and are looking for a deal that would help them recoup their outlay.
It would have been a bad deal financially for the Whites.
The current options of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Lukas Nmecha and even Joel Piroe are much better than Delap.
Signing the striker would not have made sense considering the calibre of players the club have been targeting in this summer window.
