Here is your Leeds United morning digest for Monday, August 24.
Gerrard hints at Kent release clause
A release clause may yet take Ryan Kent’s future out of Steven Gerrard’s hands if Leeds United swoop in with an improved second bid for the winger.
The Liverpool legend has made it emphatically clear the winger is not for sale, especially at £10m.
However, when the Ibrox chief was asked about release clauses in Kent’s contract, he conceded there different things in every player’s contract which may take matters out of his hands.
"Every player has different things in their contracts, that's just the way it is," he said.
Leeds sent John Stones message
Former Leeds United goalkeeper Paul Robinson believes Whites head coach Marcelo Bielsa has the managerial qualities to be able to get John Stones' career back on track.
The former Barnsley and Everton centre-back is currently out-of-favour at Manchester City and is being linked with a move away from the Etihad Stadium this summer.
“He’s clearly not in favour at Manchester City at the moment and with the way Bielsa likes to play – with centre-halves having to be comfortable with the ball at their feet – and he certainly fits that criteria," Robinson told bookmakers.co.uk.
Rodrigo offer prepared
AS via Sport Witness report Leeds United are currently preparing their ‘first offer’ for Rodrigo and Valencia are ‘willing to listen’ to what the Premier League club will propose.
Marcelo Bielsa has asked his club to make an effort for the signing, and Leeds have therefore entered a ‘fight’ for him.
AS believe the first offer will be around €25m, and there’s no indication of whether that would be accepted or not.
Worryingly for Leeds United, Atletico Madrid are still said to be interested.
