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Yorkshire Evening Post 12/9/07
Leeds United move to tie up strike pair
By Phil Hay
Leeds United are in negotiations with strikers Tresor Kandol and Jermaine Beckford over new contracts at Elland Road.
United have opened discussions with the representatives of Kandol and Beckford after witnessing their contribution to the club's sequence of five straight league victories. Kandol is League One's top scorer with four goals, and Beckford claimed his third of the season with a sublime chip during Saturday's 2-0 win over Hartlepool United. Their form led manager Dennis Wise to initiate contract talks at the end of last month, just three weeks into the new campaign, with fears already growing that the January transfer window will see widespread interest in both players.

Kandol signed for Leeds from Barnet at the start of this year, and his present deal at Elland Road runs to the end of the 2009-10 season. Beckford, meanwhile, is under contract until the summer of 2009, but the 23-year-old attracted repeated offers from Scunthorpe United during the summer - peaking at £200,000, according to Leeds - and United are anxious to provide greater security for two of their most valuable assets.

Wise said: "We needed to get the (transfer) window out the way first, but it was always on my mind. They both love it here and they want to stay here so I told the club to sort them out and look after them. They deserve it. It's only just started, two weeks ago, and I'm not going to deal with it. But I want them to have new contracts.

"When players perform well it's only right that the manager says 'you should rip that up and have a new contract'. Some managers would leave it, but full credit to (Ken) Bates and to Shaun (Harvey) - they've done it straight away."

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