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Richard Fay

Leeds tipped to challenge for Manchester United transfers including Sergio Romero

Former Leeds United manager Simon Grayson believes the club will be able to attract players from Manchester United when they return to the Premier League.

Leeds have not featured in the English top-flight since their relegation in 2004 and have missed out on promotion on a number of occasions since.

Marcelo Bielsa's side are currently top of the Championship with 11 matches of the campaign remaining but saw their ambitions halted following the postponement of football back in March.

Leeds remain favourites to return to the Premier League when the season gets back under way, and Grayson believes that players like Sergio Romero could be attracted to Elland Road to play under Bielsa if they do go up.

“If Leeds get back to the Premier League, playing for the club is an exciting prospect for anybody,” he told the Daily Star.

“They’ll be attracting players from all other globe - regardless of whether they’re Argentinian or playing for Manchester United.

“Getting in front of the Elland Road faithful and working for Bielsa is a massive proposition.

“It won’t be an issue attracting players. They’ll be having recruitment meetings - Bielsa, Victor Orta and Angus Kinnear.

“There will be two lists at this moment in time. One for if they make the Premier League and one for the worst-case scenario of staying in the Championship.”

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