Leeds United news round-up: Newcastle player wanted, £5m talks begin

Leeds United are preparing for a return to Championship action against Sunderland on Monday.

The Whites are coming off the back of an impressive 4-0 victory over Watford at Vicarage Road in which Daniel Farke’s men managed to run rings around their opponents.

Looking ahead to their upcoming clash, Leeds have been involved in a couple of transfer stories and Farke has singled out one of his players who’s “crucial” to his plans at Elland Road.

Here, MOT Leeds News rounds up all of the day’s main stories in one place.

Daniel Farke shares which player is currently ‘crucial’ to Leeds United

So far, the 2024/25 season has been good to Leeds and their fans with the West Yorkshire outfit currently sitting comfortably at the top of the Championship table.

However, they’d be half the team they have been this season if Dan James wasn’t as heavily involved as he has been in LS11.

His 16-goal contributions across all competitions are one of the main reasons behind Leeds’ dominance this season so it’s not a surprise to see that Farke named James as a “crucial” part of his team.

Leeds United trio named in Championship Team of the Week

Farke managed to lead his men to a more than convincing 4-0 demolition of Tom Cleverley’s Watford on Tuesday evening.

Following their first match-up earlier in the season, many expected the Hornets to put up a decent fight but instead, Leeds walked all over them.

So, it’s no surprise that Joel Piroe, Manor Solomon and James were all named as three of the best 11 players in the Championship over the last week.

Rasmus Kristensen could leave for £5m

Rasmus Kristensen’s name is likely one that will make Leeds’ fans shudder at just the thought of it.