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Premier League TV deal that will affect Leeds United next season as adidas offer new kit clues

Here's all the news from around Elland Road over the past 24 hours.

Lee Johnson opens up on the impact of Leeds' opening day win at Bristol City

Former Bristol City boss Lee Johnson has revealed that he watched back the Robins' opening weekend defeat to Leeds United 'at least 15 times'.

Marcelo Bielsa's side kicked off their season last August with an emphatic 3-1 win at Ashton Gate and would go on to win the Championship by ten points.

Johnson was dismissed by City in July after a run of four successive defeats saw them miss out on the play-offs.

And it would appear that the defeat to Leeds to kick off the 2019-20 campaign left a huge impression on Johnson.

Read his full comments here.

Angus Kinnear details increase in TV revenue Leeds will earn in the Premier League

Leeds United managing director Angus Kinnear has broken down the eye-watering increase in television revenue the Whites will receive next season.

Marcelo Bielsa masterminded Leeds' return to the top flight after a 16-year absence this term and when they resume their place among English football's elite, they will have entered an entirely different financial stratosphere than the one they have been operating in during their time in the Championship.

This financial windfall will largely come via television income, with Sky Sports alone paying £1.2billion to televise 128 games next season, while BT Sport and Amazon also have their own contracts to show a further 52 and 20 games respectively.

Angus Kinnear celebrates during the Championship match at The Liberty Stadium on Saturday, July 11, 2020 between Swansea City and Leeds United (Nick Potts/PA Wire)

Overseas broadcast rights dwarf even this figure, with a three-year deal in place for the 2019-2022 seasons worth in excess of £9billion.

Read the full figures here.

What Adidas have shown us about Leeds United's new kit

It won’t be too much longer to see the kit that Leeds United players will be wearing in the Premier League next season.

(AdidasUK Twitter)

It was announced earlier in the summer that the club had signed a long-term partnership with sportswear giants Adidas as kit suppliers.

That means that the company will manufacture the Whites’ kits for at least the next five seasons, starting with the upcoming Premier League campaign.

Fans have already been speculating over what the new home and away kit could look like as excitement builds ahead of the 2020/21 season, which starts in mid-September.

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