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Leeds United midfielder Jamie Shackleton has joined Sky Bet Championship side Millwall, on a season-long loan deal. The 22-year-old academy graduate has played 79 times for the Whites since making his debut in 2018 and was a key part of the squad which so memorably gained promotion to the Premier League as champions, in the 2019/20 season. Since playing in the top-flight, Shackleton has made 27 appearances throughout the last two seasons and he will now link up with fellow academy graduate Charlie Cresswell at The Den, after the defender also joined the Lions on loan for the upcoming campaign. Shackleton will now be looking to help Millwall as the side aim to build on a ninth-place finish in the second-tier last season. We wish Jamie the best of luck during his time away from the club.

Leeds United’s Jamie Shackleton is set to join Millwall on a season-long loan with a medical booked in for the 22-year-old By Joe Donnohue Leeds midfielder Jamie Shackleton is set to join up with Charlie Cresswell on loan at Championship side Millwall for the 2022/23 season. 22-year-old Shackleton has missed Leeds’ pre-season tour of Australia in order to push through his loan switch. He follows teenage centre-back and England Under-21 international Cresswell to The Den where he will work under Gary Rowett. South London Press report Shackleton is due for a medical with his loan move set to be all tied up this week. Unlike Cresswell’s straight loan deal, Shackleton’s switch could be made permanent next summer in a similar situation to Tyler Roberts who joined fellow London side Queens Park Rangers on loan earlier this window. Shackleton’s Leeds deal expires in 2024 and has racked up 78 appearances across all competitions for his boyhood club since joining United at the age...

Leeds confirm Raphinha is not in the squad for their pre-season tour after asking to miss the trip to Australia to resolve his future after his preferred club Barcelona make an improved offer - but the Spanish club are still short of Chelsea's £60m bid Leeds have confirmed Raphinha is not on their pre-season tour to Australia The winger has stayed behind as he tries to resolve his future this summer The 25-year-old's preferred club Barcelona have made an improved offer But it still falls short of Chelsea's bid of £55m plus add-ons which was accepted By SIMON JONES Leeds have confirmed Raphinha is not on their tour to Australia as he tries to sort out his future. Barcelona, his preferred club made an improved offer on Friday but it still falls short of Chelsea's bid of £55million plus add-ons which was accepted by Leeds. Leeds have departed for their tour to Australia but Raphinha is not part of the 26-man travelling party. Jesse Marsch's side play ...

The 2021/22 season did not go quite as planned for a trio who grew up together at Leeds United. By Graham Smyth On the night that the Championship title was celebrated at Elland Road, Jamie Shackleton, Robbie Gotts and Alfie McCalmont were always going to pose for a trophy photo together. Having accompanied each other up through the ranks, from baby-faced young boys to baby-faced young men, they had been pictured together for years. What their boyhood club achieved that night, the very thing that all three had been dreaming about since they signed forms at nine, was the thing that essentially brought an end to their time as team-mates. Amid the champagne-soaked celebrations, the sobering thought that things could be about to change likely dawned briefly on all three. Neither McCalmont nor Academy Player of the Year Gotts were going to get Premier League minutes so, in the autumn of 2020, they moved out on loan to Oldham Athletic and Lincoln City respectively, leaving Shackleton...

Leeds United have been struck down by simultaneous injuries this season leading supporters to question whether the club will engage in any January transfer business Leeds United have often arrived at Elland Road and various away grounds this season with a skeleton crew prepared to do battle in the Premier League. This has largely been due to the several, unfortunate and simultaneous injuries suffered by Leeds' key senior players. Kalvin Phillips, Liam Cooper, Jamie Shackleton and Charlie Cresswell all face lengthy spells on the sidelines, as confirmed by Marcelo Bielsa in this morning's press conference. Pascal Struijk and Rodrigo Moreno remain in the treatment room, recuperating from separate foot injuries, although it is not expected they will be absent until March like Phillips or Cooper. Fortunately, Bielsa was able to reveal Diego Llorente had overcome a bout of COVID-19, whilst Daniel James and Junior Firpo would be available for selection once more after injury...