Over the weekend, we learned a lot of things about Leeds United. The club were held to a 0-0 draw with Manchester United in their first pre-season friendly in Stockholm.
Jaka Bijol, Sebastian Bornaauw, Gabriel Gudmundsson and Lukas Nmecha were among the new signings that featured in the game. Daniel Farke said he was pleased with how his side played after a short training period.
It was what happened after the match the stole the headlines. In his post-match press conference, Daniel Farke revealed that Patrick Bamford was not in his plans for next season. He also revealed that Jack Harrison could be handed a place in the squad depending on his performances. The Leeds boss also hinted that James Debayo would be leaving the club.
On Tuesday, the Whites played a behind closed doors friendly against SC Verl. Leeds won 4-1 with goals from Joel Piroe, Wilfried Gnonto and Lukas Nmecha.
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Leeds United star suffers injury in pre season
Leeds have already encountered some bad news as new signing Sebastiaan Bornauw has picked up a quad injury and could be ruled out for two weeks. This was reported by Aadam Patel who was on the sidelines in Germany.
The defender came on in the second half against Manchester United and had a good game. It is unclear if he picked it up during the match or in training.
Daniel Farke speaks on Mateo Joseph transfer request
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Farke also revealed that Mateo Joseph has asked for a transfer. The forward currently has no plans of reporting to camp in Germany, and will stay behind in the UK.
The Leeds boss spoke on the youngster’s absence from the camp:
“It was actually the plan for him to come to Germany and the situation is also quite clear,” said Farke. “First of all, we really value and rate him. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have played him, especially in the beginning of the last successful campaign, ahead of Golden Boot winner Joel Piroe and ahead of an experienced striker like Patrick Bamford. If I’m not completely wrong, he had 39 appearances for us in the Championship, I think, double figures of appearances in the starting line-up.”
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Sources from Voetbal International indicate that a final round of talks will be held between Feyenoord and Marseille. If an agreement is not reached, then the French side are expected to walk away from the deal. In this scenario, the door would be left wide open for Leeds United to make an offer.
