‘I would be open’… Patrick Bamford makes clear statement on his Leeds United future as MLS switch pondered — Leeds United News 10/5/25

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Luke Phelps

Patrick Bamford is entering the final year of his contract at Leeds United, following an eventful but overall successful seven-year stint with the club.

Leeds United have had very mixed opinions about Patrick Bamford at times. But on the whole he’s been a very good servant for the club and despite not starting a single league game in 2024/25, he remains a very well-liked player.

In fact, Bamford didn’t score a single league goal in 2024/25 either. Injury limited him to just 17 Championship appearances in the end with Joel Piroe winning the Golden Boot after scoring four goals in the 6-0 win over Stoke City last month.

For Bamford now, the future is uncertain. It’s widely speculated that Bamford will leave Leeds United this summer, following the club’s promotion to the Premier League under Daniel Farke. Although nothing concrete has been said about the 31-year-old’s situation.

Ahead of the summer transfer window opening in June, Wrexham have been linked with Bamford. For the time being the striker remains at Elland Road although later in the summer, he could easily move to another club in English football, or even move overseas with the MLS something he’d consider.

Speaking on CBS Sports Golazo from Leeds United’s promotion party in Las Vegas, Bamford said of the possibility of moving to the MLS: “I think it’s something that, obviously over time I’ve spoke to Michaela [his wife] about it, in terms of playing abroad, and America being one of the options. It was something that when I was younger I always wanted to do at some point in my career, to kind of experience it, experience a new country, the living the lifestyle there and also trying myself in a new league.

“I think once you have a family and a wife it’s got to be run by them and to be fair they gave it the green light, and they said ‘look, we’re going to go with whatever’s for you and whatever challenge you want to want to take’, so it is something that I would be open to yeah, we just don’t know when yet.”

Despite being a well-liked player at the club, Leeds United simply need to move on from Bamford, and replace him with someone with a better injury record, and someone who can better tackle the Premier League.

Following promotion as well, Leeds United players will receive a pay rise and Bamford, already the highest-paid player at the club, could now be earning some £70,000-a-week at the club.

It’s a huge amount of money for a rotational player. Farke needs to be ruthless and clear that space for one or two other players and so for Bamford, the MLS could be calling sooner than expected.

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