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Leon Bailey's Premier League dream amid transfer link as Leeds United reveal Marcelo Bielsa plan

Leeds United are back in the big time and it's leading to stories aplenty to make fans excited about what's to come.

16 years of hurt are over for the Whites and now we might just be closer to that all-important Marcelo Bielsa contract confirmation.

There are also more reports on the players who could be joining the club.

We have the latest Leeds United news below in your morning digest and it includes stories on Leon Bailey, Ben White and Bielsa.

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Bailey comments offer hint

We have delved into the past to bring you relevant quotes from Leon Bailey on his future amid links with Leeds.

Bailey has previously discussed how he would like to play in England, with the Bayer Leverkusen winger reportedly subject to an offer from the Whites.

“Fundamentally, my dream has always been, and still is, to play in England,” he said last year. “If I continue to work hard, I am sure that it will work out.”

Bielsa plan

Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani has explained what the club plan to do post-Bielsa.

Bielsa is currently mulling over his contract situation whilst at the same time preparing for the upcoming campaign.

A deal is just around the corner but it also makes fans wonder what will happen after Bielsa eventually leaves. Radrizzani now has the answer.

Marcelo Bielsa is expected to sign a new deal with Leeds (Athena Pictures/Getty Images)

“We have achieved something important, that I wanted – that was to change the culture of this club,” Radrizzani told the Associated Press.

"Now to continue in the future, even without Marcelo, will be much easier than what we’ve done before because we need to identify, and we have already in mind, coaches. Not that we are interested now in them.

“But we have identified coaches that represent the same methodology of work or culture, and it’s easier to continue and keep the legacy with what we have built. It was much more difficult to change from the past."

Potential White boost

Leeds have received a potential Ben White transfer boost after Brighton came to terms on a five-year deal with fellow centre-back and club captain Lewis Dunk.

The defender was the subject of transfer interest which made it more likely White would stay put if Dunk left in the summer window.

But now Dunk has accepted a contract extension which will keep him at the club and this could now mean that Brighton weaken their strong stance on White's future after three reported bids from Leeds knocked back.

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