Here is the Leeds morning digest for Wednesday, November 25.
Barcelona youngster would fit straight into Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds United team
The January transfer window is fast approaching, and Victor Orta will likely be a busy man.
Leeds United showed a willingness to spend this summer if they felt there was a good deal to be done, and that won’t change in 2021.
The news that Riqui Puig could be nearing the exit door from Barcelona has alerted clubs from across Europe.
And as Joe Donnohue argues, it should be Leeds that make a bold push for the midfielder. A talented and creative midfielder, Joe argues that he would be a perfect fit at Elland Road for Marcelo Bielsa.
You can read his full piece here.
Raphinha alr eady understands Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds United tactics perfectly
Leeds United ended the transfer window with a bang after agreeing a deal for Raphinha.
The Brazilian forward has added creativity and dynamism to the Leeds attack since arriving from French side Rennes.
As Joe Donnohue argues, that is in large part to Raphinha understanding manager Marcelo Bielsa’s tactics expertly. That integration period is so important when singing for Bielsa and Raphinha has breezed through his studying by picking things up quickly.
You can read Joe’s detailed breakdown of how Raphinha has shown an understanding of Bielsa’s methods here.
Victor Orta has long-term European ambitions for Leeds United
Leeds United are keen to expand globally, Victor Orta has revealed.
The Whites are back in the Premier League after a sixteen-year stay in the Football League and it has ignited the sense of ambition at Elland Road.
The club recently celebrated a new partnership with US entertainment organisaiton Roc Nation, in the hope it can put the club on a greater footing in North America and Asia.
"We want to grow in the States, we want to grow in Asia,” Orta said. “It’s one of the partnerships that shows where Leeds United is now, the year of the returning to the Premier League, [it's about finding] what kind of companies are going to find synergy with us."
"I feel really proud to make history [with promotion] and obviously I feel now relief because Leeds United are in the Premier League and that is the first step.
"Obviously we need sustainable growing and perhaps with sustainable growing we can put this team in a European competition in two or three years."
