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Irish Daily Mirror
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Leeds United to face AC Milan in Dublin pre-season clash
Leeds United are poised to face off against Serie A heavyweights AC Milan in a high-profile pre-season friendly this summer in Dublin, as they gear up for the 2025/26 season. Details of the preparatory match are due to be confirmed this week. The fixture will see Daniel Farke's squad travel to Dublin on Saturday, 9 August, a week before the commencement of the 2025/26 Premier League season. This will mark the Whites' first game in Ireland in nine years. The Rossoneri won't be participating in European football next season, having lost the Italian Cup final to Bologna last week. Sergio Conceicao's side currently occupy ninth place in Serie A. So far, the Championship title winners have only announced one friendly. A match against Manchester United in Stockholm at the Strawberry Arena is scheduled for Saturday, 19 July, reports Leeds Live. It's understood that Farke's team are also likely to head to Germany again for a pre-season training camp, which will probably include a couple of fixtures. Last season, United played Hannover 96 and Schalke 04 in closed-door matches. Farke's squad face a crucial summer as they gear up for their return to the top flight. Improvements will be needed across the board, with new additions expected in goal, central defence, midfield and up front to enhance their chances of maintaining their Premier League status. United will be hoping they can break the pattern of the last years in the top flight that has seen all three promoted teams go straight back down at the first time of asking.
Daily Record
20-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
Rangers next manager will get 'every penny' from takeover chiefs as zealous 49ers make boss a dream guarantee
Paraag Marathe has a template for a revolution and it comes without restrictions as Ibrox gets set for major change The new owners of Rangers will give the next Ibrox boss "every penny" they can put together if they stick with the vow pledged to Leeds United manager Daniel Farke ahead of their assault on the Premier League. 49ers supremo Paraag Marathe – working with Andrew Cavenagh to complete their Ibrox takeover – hopped from Glasgow to Yorkshire to revel in a title part last week and told the German no money would be kept from him in his bid to ensure Leeds would be given a fighting chance to avoid an instant return to the Championship. And it comes with Rangers expected to appoint their next boss this week with Steven Gerrard, Russell Martin and Davide Ancelotti all with backers at Ibrox. Marathe will not hold anything back and teed up a similar guarantee for the man who takes the reins at Ibrox. Speaking in the wake of Leeds' return to the top flight, the beaming 47-year-old said: 'I have ended the speculation. He is my man [Farke]. I'm really excited about collaborating with Daniel, with Robbie Evans, who we promoted to managing director, with Adam Underwood, who we promoted to sporting director, and together, we are going to build the best squad that we can with every penny that we're allowed to spend to go and compete in the Premier League.' And if it's clues Rangers fans are looking for over the make-up of their next boss then Farke's experience in the Championship proved pivotal when he landed the Elland Road job ahead of a raft of other candidates. The 49ers big fish was in a similar boat two years, awaiting approval from the EFL to rubber-stamp his Leeds takeover, and he made clear experience was a deciding factor. Marathe said: "After a thorough recruitment process, we are excited to confirm Daniel's appointment as our first team manager. "His record in the Championship is clear, and I am impressed by his leadership and plan to guide us back to the Premier League." That proved sage thinking as Farke delivered at the second attempt. It was a popular decision at the time and has stood the test of time over the past two years. BBC Leeds editor Jonny Buchan said: "I got a little bit worried the 49ers might have been dazzled by Patrick Vieira - his links with being in the MLS before and obviously he's just a bigger name in football in general. "I think the fact they've gone down this path instead shows they've looked at it from a more reasoned view and gone: 'A guy who's won promotion twice from the league we're going to be in is probably a better bet than the name of Patrick Vieira. "That shows sensible decision-making." But will the safe approach continue at Ibrox, and one can ask, what does safe look like? We are about to find out.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'Leeds must trust Farke to find the right characters'
Leeds have been linked in recent days with out-of-contract players with Premier League experience and, among fans, the names have provoked a mixed response. This is arguably the most important transfer window in the club's history and United must make every single signing count if they are to cement their place in England's top tier next season. So caution is justified, but free agents have worked for Daniel Farke in the past. In his first season in charge, Farke brought Sam Byram back to the club. An academy product, Byram's time away from Yorkshire was ravaged with injuries. When rumours emerged of a potential return, some questioned whether his best days were behind him. But in the past two seasons Byram has played almost as many league games (69) as he did in total during his eight years away from Leeds (80), and he has been a solid performer. And when Ethan Ampadu and Illia Gruev got injured within the space of 70 minutes of football last September, United went looking for an emergency defensive midfielder and signed out-of-contract Josuha Guilavogui. In Guilavogui they found more than a back-up player. The farewell messages written on his final matchday shirt indicate the impact he had on team morale. Brenden Aaronson wrote: "Best mate, best player here, love you g", Jayden Bogle wrote: "The best human I have ever met", another wrote: "My brother, leader, legend, what a man you are mate". There is caution among the fan base and rightly so about some of the names Leeds have been linked with over the past few weeks - and an acceptance that Leeds need to be shopping in a different market than previous seasons. But with a young side, Premier League experience is needed and hard to come by, and Leeds must trust Farke to find the right characters for the squad. Find more from Adonis Storr at The Roaring Peacock
Daily Mirror
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Jose Mourinho tipped to replace 'Championship manager' Daniel Farke at Leeds
Daniel Farke recently led Leeds to automatic promotion back to the Premier League but questions about his future have been raised and Jose Mourinho has been tipped to replace him Leeds have been told that Jose Mourinho would be a 'good candidate' to replace Daniel Farke, who's been labelled a ' Championship manager'. German boss Farke is fresh off celebrating Leeds' promotion back to the Premier League, having clinched the second-tier title on the final day. But the jubilation came amid reports that Leeds were considering sacking Farke and appointing a manager who's proven in the Premier League. There aren't many managers still working today who are as experienced in the English top flight as Mourinho, currently in charge of Turkish giants Fenerbahce. Ex-Leeds defender Stephen Warnock believes that his former club need someone like Mourinho to consolidate their Premier League status, revealing that he would 'probably' sack Farke, whose two top-flight spells with Norwich ended in relegation and the sack. "I still think Daniel Farke could leave Leeds before the Premier League because in my opinion he's a Championship manager," Warnock told Casino Apps. "I understand why it could happen and if I were the Leeds owners, I would probably make the same decision as well - he's not a Premier League manager for me. "If the owners do replace him, then they need to go with someone who's experienced and knows the league. Leeds fans probably won't like me saying this, but I'd possibly be looking at the likes of Jose Mourinho. "He's not going to win them the league, but he's knows enough about the league to keep them there. I think he'd be a good candidate to do that." Leeds chairman Paraag Marathe, however, declared after the club's title triumph that Farke, 48, was 'his man'. "I'm very excited to run it back with Daniel and collaborate with him," Marathe confirmed to BBC Radio Leeds. "I'm under no illusions that it is going to be easy. The past two seasons the three promoted teams came straight back down but we have something they don't have, we have Daniel Farke first of all... I have ended the speculation. He is my man." Should Leeds sack Daniel Farke and appoint Jose Mourinho? Have your say in the comments section. Aside from Farke's future, Warnock is confident that Leeds will be able to survive the drop next season - but it depends on recruitment. "I think Leeds can stay up in the Premier League next season, but they need to sign players," he continued. "Elland Road is a fantastic place to play football and it will be difficult for teams to come and visit, so they need to make sure their home form is strong throughout, but it's all about the transfer business they do in the summer."
New York Times
15-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Leeds, Everton and Jack Harrison – what happens next?
Leeds United's imminent retained list will confirm the return of Manor Solomon and Joe Rothwell to their parent clubs after a job well done at Elland Road. Typically, it does not confirm which players will return to West Yorkshire from their own temporary exits, but they all come back with question marks for this Premier League summer. Advertisement Darko Gyabi, Sam Greenwood, Joe Gelhardt and Charlie Crew have all had the game time they craved this season, but none of them will feel confident about their chances of breaking into Daniel Farke's team at a higher level from August. Then there is Jack Harrison, the fifth and highest profile player currently out on loan. He still has two games to go with Everton before the season finishes. After that, he has three years to run on the Leeds deal he signed in April 2023. He is still United's player and they will have the final say on where his future lies during the coming close season. The club's return to the Premier League, crucially, means there is no loan clause active that would have taken matters out of Leeds' hands. The most important question will be whether Farke wants to include Harrison in his plans. From there, managing director Robbie Evans and sporting director Adam Underwood can include him or work to find a new club for him. It would be wrong to assume Farke has automatically ruled Harrison out of his plans because of his recent loans away. As we saw last summer, Brenden Aaronson and Max Wober were each reintegrated with the squad after spending the previous season on loan in Germany. The manager felt they were good enough to help the cause and welcomed them back. While Harrison has been away at Goodison Park for the past two years, Farke has said virtually nothing about the winger, so his opinion on the 28-year-old is unknown at this point. Helpfully, Harrison has been playing regularly, so Farke will have two years of top-flight data to help him decide. Harrison's attacking output has left a lot to be desired this season, though 19 league games were played under Sean Dyche before he was replaced by David Moyes in January. Everton's average expected goal (xG) tally under Dyche was 0.96 per match this season. Under Moyes, that has risen to 1.17. Advertisement Dyche oversaw just three wins in his 19 league games this term, while Moyes has overseen six wins and only four losses in 17 outings. Harrison's played in 32 of 36 league games up to now, starting 23. Seven team-mates have seen more minutes, which underlines how frequently Harrison has been used by both bosses. For all of that pitch time, he will be disappointed to have just one goal and no assists for the season, despite playing as a winger. Twelve players have had a hand in more goals for Everton in 2024-25. Dyche favoured a defensive setup which would have impacted Harrison's attacking play, but this also applied to team-mates, who found more joy in the final third. Harrison's underlying data shows how he has underperformed in front of goal this year. He has generated an xG tally of 3.5, but only delivered one strike. Last season was marginally better, but still an underperformance in front of goal with three goals from 3.6 xG. By contrast, during his three top-flight seasons with Leeds, he scored eight goals from 5.8 xG (20-21), eight goals from 4.4 xG (21-22) and five goals from 4.7 xG (22-23). Take-ons have also proven difficult for Harrison this season. He has a 31.5 per cent success rate when trying to dribble past opponents, which is down from 38.7 per cent last season. With Leeds, Harrison had 53.8 per cent success in 20-21, 47.4 per cent in 21-22 and 40.7 per cent in 22-23. Carrying the ball upfield is where Harrison has prospered this year. Progressive carries are those that move the ball towards the opponent's goal at least 10 yards from its furthest point in the last six passes, or any carry into the penalty area. Harrison averages 3.26 progressive carries per 90 minutes this season. That's up from 2.64 last season. For comparison across the rest of the top flight, Jeremy Doku is an outlier at 12.6 per 90, while Jarrod Bowen, Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer produce similar numbers to Harrison. This graphic shows where Harrison's carries tend to go. He has played most frequently as a right-winger for Everton and generally gone down the outside for crosses off his weaker right foot, rather than cutting inside for shots off his stronger left. This collection of the chances created by Harrison this season underlines the corners he has taken, but also a preference for those crosses from the right to the back post. The data shows Harrison has generated 3.7 expected assists (xA) this season, but has then been let down by poor finishing or good goalkeeping. Should Farke and Leeds decide Harrison has no part in their plans for next season, another loan departure could be one option, but a sale may be the preference for all parties. Six of the past eight seasons have involved loans for Harrison. If United pursued a sale, Harrison would increase the headroom Leeds have when it comes to their profit and sustainability (PSR) obligations this summer. The winger's current book value is estimated to be around £2.75million ($3.7m), so any transfer fee beyond that would generate profit for the PSR calculations. Advertisement Leeds paid £11m for Harrison in 2021 and he signed a three-year contract. That means his transfer fee was amortised across those three years at £3.67m each year in the PSR calculations. By the time he signed his new five-year contract in April 2023, his book value at that time, around £4.5m, was then spread out again over the duration of the new deal. It brings his current value on the books to between £2.5 and £3m, meaning a decent profit if a club paid an eight-figure sum for him. It remains to be seen if Everton are the club to pay such a fee. Harrison is known to have enjoyed his time at Goodison Park and has good relationships with the coaching staff, but no talks have yet taken place on how the Merseyside outfit see the future with their loanee. Harrison's attacking output may have been limited, but he has started 11 of the last 12 games under Moyes, showing the faith the manager has in him. The 28-year-old has racked up 168 Premier League appearances over the past five years, which is desirable experience for other clubs in the division too. Solomon's return to Tottenham Hotspur opens up one wide berth in Farke's current squad, but will Leeds and Harrison feel too much water has passed under the bridge? He was always a popular member of the dressing room and still has friends at the club, but has he played his last game in Leeds white? The next six weeks will give us our answer.
