Leeds United have made a strong start to the Premier League season after scoring nine points in five league games. They sit fifth in the league standings going into the international break.
Several new signings have played a major role in their strong start, but established players have also come to the fore and taken their game to the next level.
Many are clamouring for Jayden Bogle to earn his first England call-up after another solid start to the season, and Ethan Ampadu has again been the model of consistency.
However, Dominic Calvert-Lewin has again been the main man up front, scoring three in five games, and Leeds must be worried about the links with Manchester United.
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Calvert-Lewin has been linked with a move to Manchester United since Michael Owen stressed that the Red Devils should have signed him on a free transfer last year.
The Leeds striker is not looking to leave Elland Road, and the Whites have no plans to sell the forward in the upcoming transfer windows.
Former Manchester United scout Michael Brown has claimed the Red Devils have no interest in signing the forward as things stand.
He is surprised by the links and stressed that no one was clamouring for Manchester United to sign the forward on a free transfer when Leeds took him to Elland Road.
He told Football Insider: “I’m told there’s nothing in the links with Calvert-Lewin and Man United.
“It’s very easy for Michael Owen to come out now when he’s scoring goals and playing well, but nobody was saying Man United should have signed him at the time.
“He was struggling with fitness, struggling in front of goal, and Everton decided to let him go on a free. It would have been a strange move for Man United to make.
“I’m glad he’s finally showing the sort of form everybody expected of him, but Man United are not going to make a move for him.
“They might want a new striker to compete with Sesko, but I expect they’ll be looking elsewhere, which some will see as a surprise, although it would be difficult to do a deal with Leeds anyway.”
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Calvert-Lewin’s form suggests Leeds may struggle to hold on to him next summer if a club with bigger pockets moves to sign him.
Therefore, Leeds have been tipped to offer the forward a new contract and secure his future at Elland Road.
Brown said: “Calvert-Lewin is a very important part of what Leeds are trying to do.
“They took a risk when they brought him in, because I must admit I had doubts about his fitness and his goalscoring record, which was not the best during his time at Everton.
