Leeds United is 180 minutes from an English football elite or from an urgent 100 million euro fire sale. To be totally precise, if they fail to win at home tonight against Norwich, the urgent sale will follow after only 90 minutes. Today and tomorrow, there’s a battle for a spot in the Championship playoff final at Wembley, a match that could bring the winner more than 200 million euros, which is the estimated value of participation in the Premier League. In the first leg, Norwich failed to defeat Leeds (0-0), so the club from the North of England has the advantage but also the pressure, considering what’s at stake. 𝙏𝙍𝘼𝙉𝙎𝙁𝙀𝙍 𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎: Summerville has been watched by Chelsea, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Liverpool in recent months, and he would command a fee in excess of £30m. [@CraigHope_DM] pic.twitter.com/faAya6133V— Transfer Sector (@TransferSector) May 16, 2024 The USA-based ‘49ers Enterprises’ took over the club from the Italian owner Andrea Radrizzani (who now owns Sampdoria) and found themselves with a financial problem if they fail to come back to the elite range. As many as 10 players would have to be sold in order to raise 100 million euros, and what’s even worse for the club, those players would be replaced only with loanees and free agents. Players like Dutch forward Crysencio Summerville, goalkeeper Illan Meslier, winger Willy Gnonto, striker Georginio Rutter and teenage midfielder Archie Gray are club’s most expensive players, along with former England striker Patrick Bamford and they would be the first to go. Clubs are against Wolves’ proposal to scrap VARThe stadium in Yorkshire will be filled to the last seat. The home team will likely be weakened by the absence of striker Patrick Bamford, who is troubled by a knee injury, while Dutchman Pascal Struijk is out for the rest of the season. Much is expected from winger Summerwille. The Dutchman has scored 19 goals in 44 matches this season and provided seven assists. The brilliant talent, who has exploded this season, is being pursued by Chelsea, Liverpool, and Newcastle, with his price tag around 40 million. Former Manchester United player Daniel James returned to the team on Sunday, and the Welshman is competing with Willy Boly for a spot in the starting eleven. The biggest threat to the home team’s goal comes from American Joshua Sargent, who is the team’s top scorer with 16 goals. In the Championship league phase, Leeds triumphed twice against the Canaries with Daniel Farke at the helm, winning 1-0 at home and 3-2 away. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8103451##
