Reporter reveals Leeds stars set for new deals in 49ers spending spree — Football Fancast 18/2/24
TOM COATES
A few Elland Road favourites are in line for pay rises.
With things on the pitch at an all-time high at Leeds
United, the 49ers Group have started planning for new deals for some of their
star players.
Life in the Championship was never going to be easy for
Leeds United. However, they have now put a shaky start behind them and look set
to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking. A resounding 4-0
win over Swansea City in midweek put The Whites back in the automatic promotion
places before a 2-0 victory this weekend gave them a two-point cushion over the
chasing pack.
Daniel Farke's men have racked up eight consecutive wins,
keeping a clean sheet in all but one of these fixtures and looking like the
most resolute side in the division. Leeds' surge up the table has been fuelled
by success on the goal scoring front too however, netting almost twice per game
this season.
Crysencio Summerville's fifteen goals this season is the
fourth highest in the division, whilst Joel Piroe, Dan James and Georginio
Rutter have also chipped in to help the scoring tally.
It is these superb individual seasons that have left owners,
the 49ers Group, ready to spend big on new deals for some of their top talents.
As first reported by Football Insider's Pete O'Rourke on
Saturday, the 49ers are prepared to open the chequebook and offer fresh
contracts to a number of important players. O'Rourke states that the Leeds
board will open negotiations with "several key men" naming Patrick
Bamford, Illan Meslier, Crysencio Summerville and Dan James who are all out of
contract in June 2026.
The inclusion of Summerville will be a cause for celebration
for Leeds fans, with the winger linked to a host of clubs in January and
Premier League clubs likely to come sniffing again in the summer. A topflight
talent who has made the Championship his playground, there is no wonder why
Summerville is on the radar of some of Europe's elite clubs.
The 49ers are also looking to work out a deal to sign Joe
Rodon on a permanent deal. The Welshman joined on loan from Spurs this summer
and his parent club are looking for between £10million and £15million to make
his stay in West Yorkshire indefinite. Turning out thirty times this season, it
is an obvious move to try and strike a deal to keep the defender at Elland
Road.
Also on the negotiating table will be a fresh deal for
manager Daniel Farke. The German has been instrumental in changing Leeds'
fortunes this season and making them firm favourites for promotion. The
47-year-old's tenure at Elland Road has seen him boast a win percentage of 63%
and pick up an impressive two points per game. Regardless of which league they
play their football in next season, Leeds are ensuring that some of their most
important assets are a part of it.
