Leeds Rumours Archive May 29 2013

29 May 2013 17:19:11
Just heard, Leeds have made an enquiry into buying Chris Burke from Birmingham. quoted a price of around £750,000 {Ed013's Note - Hasn't he just had a years extension to his contract?}

Its only a year and Blues need to get players off the wage bill.

I would be worried, if that was a year on top of and existing 3 year contract

Wasn't that year added due to appearances he made, could easily be true, they maybe did that to stop him going for free so they could get a fee for him. Be nice to see us buy someone early doors I think that will set a lot of worried minds at ease slightly

2nd poster I think your correct, as far as I was aware it was an auto extension of one year due to appearances that was written into his contract.

Which would be why we have to pay that much? as opposed to free?

The contract extension was an extra year option clause which was triggered by brum. They will have taken up the option to stop him leaving on free. Good business to be fair and I agree, if a good fee is offered they will accept as brum are heading for financial dire straits.

He has had a year extension to his contract but that doesn't mean we can't make a cheeky bid for him.

For me he was player of the season in the Championship 11/12, last season wasn't as productive, but he still retains that ability and I think he would be a real coup if we managed to get him.

MOT SussexLeeds

Birmingham financial woes mean a number of players will be out of the door this summer. 750k for Burke (at his age and with a year on contract) would actually seem rather high. 400-500k would be closer the mark.

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29 May 2013 15:19:42
leeds in talks with nahki wells, leeds have tabled a 2mil offer while reading have tabled 2.5mil. Also luke varney is getting interest from charlton

That would be a good signing

No way is Wells worth that amount of money, I million tops should get him,

I have friends who know Nahki and although he would like to prove himself at a higher level he would like to play on at Bradford at least for another season as he feels he owes something to the club that gave him his first proper chance in English football. However the decision maybe out of his hands as if Bradford receive a bid for the right amount then they will take the money.

Not good enough at that price

250K-300K max a 2nd division player who before bradfords run in the FA cup was an unknown.

Would defo take a chance at that price but any higher better proven quality out there

Rumoured Bradford looking at £1-1. 25m so we would be stupid to bid more than that

He is not worth £2.5m

Needs to bulk up, too lightweight, physicality of higher leagues will not suit him

I know a few City fans and they would laugh at that offer and snap all hands off, no way good enough for championship

Nahki Wells contract runs till 30. 06. 2013 his market value is only £150. 000 clearly it will cost more to take him from City, but that's his worth.

Leeds would be mad to spend more than £400k on a relatively unknown player.

Yes he's scored 40 goals in 98 competitive appearances for a 22 year old in League 2 & CONCACAF World Cup qualification for Bermuda, however he's still unproven & signing him would be a gamble.

29 May 2013 23:27:31
im informed wells is from bermuda and is tied to bradford under some deal and not sure if they can sell him yet that's quoted to me off a bradford fan not sure if its true mick oldham whites

Wouldn't have thought this would be a cash deal at 1mill. 500k plus with appearance/performance triggers and sell-on clause would round up to about 1.5 million but definitely not worth that for cash. Headline writers and rumour-mongers never break down a deal, just report the headline figure

Bradford's reluctance to sell to geographical rivals will raise the price to a level that we will be wary of paying for a player that would be most likely to feature as an impact sub (there's no way he could lead the attack; and McCormack is a shoe-in as the second, or 'hole' striker). Chapel A

If we don't buy him it looks like somebodies going to before long if there's any substance to all this banter. More hopefull agent hype if you ask me. can't see him coming to the Mighty Whites

29 May 2013 10:46:02
A rumour has begun on Leeds mad that Beckford has been released?

Can anybody confirm - I doubt this is true! {Ed013's Note - I think he is for sale and not released, I will look into it}

If he has been then let's get to the front of the queue and get the most prolific striker we've had since Mark Viduka back.

Whoever he signs for they are welcome to him. Bone idle, selfish, greedy and over-rated!

Hasn't performed since leaving ER & its proven he cannot make the step up!

KTJ - Abu Dhabi

Becks has been released on a free, hudders think they're top of que apparently

I have this defo confirmed, Beckford has been told he can find another club, he was one of 7 player informed. In fact Beckford's agent was told as he is away in Jamaica on international duty.

The word released is incorrect, he has been told to find another club that's all, I very much doubt Leicester will let him go for free.

I would think 500K-£1M would acquire him, however, his excessive wages demands may mean he gives Leicester the two fingers and demands a large pay off or sits and runs his contract out. He was signed in 2011 on a four year contract reported at £30K/week so he still has two years to run on that.

Huddersfield have already stated max £15K they will pay while Bolton did agree a £1M fee for him, but again his wage demands were through the roof.

I expect Beckford to leave Leicester but probably on loan again

Bring him back home - We have not been the same since he left - at least when Beckford was on the pitch we had a chance of scoring. How many Leeds players names do you see on the back of jerseys? You won't need your two hands!

I think the proof is in the pudding with Beckford. Couldn't cut it with Everton, went to Leicester for £3m, loaned to Huddersfield and now on the market for approx. £1m.

It looks like his 'greed' has forced him out of a move to Bolton.

If he was that good there would a queue of clubs trying to sign him for £1m.

I will be the first to hold my hands up and admit I was wrong IF he proves his worth wherever he may end up but I think he found his level in division2 and we need to move on!

KTJ - Abu Dhabi

So many of you say you wouldn't have Beckford back, the second poster said "Hasn't performed since leaving ER" well maybe just maybe that's because he loved the club he was playing for at the time and the club loved him back, and it is possible that a return could revitalise his career, in which case we would be on to a winner as we know how good he can be. It is possible he may take a pay cut to come back to Elland Road, and that the high wage demands were made to put off other suitors so that he could return to Leeds.

People always presume the worst of someone when they move on to another club, well I am presuming all of those who presume the worst of others have no ambition, as footballers have to move on to further their career, let's be honest even if he had stayed he certainly wouldn't have been around for aslong as its taken us to get to the Premier League.

It's time to stop living in the past, give players who we know can do a job for us a chance, especially those that want to play for the club, even if it means players returning after leaving.

MOT SussexLeeds {Ed013's Note - To get 10 Premier League goals from a bit part player is not at all bad in my eye's}

KTJ - Abu Dhabi - What are you talking about?

He couldn't cut it with Everton? He was their joint top scorer in his first season with Louis Saha on 10 goals.
They sold him because they acquired him on a free and sold him for something like 4 million. I would take 4 million for free if I was Moyes.

Too many people on here keep saying he wasn't good enough in the prem. I'm sorry but you are all either delusional or are just simply ignoring what happened.

At the end of the day a good strikers value doesn't drop by £2m in a relatively short space of time. Correct me if I'm wrong but a prolific strikers value tends to go up not decrease.

How many of the ten goals for Everton were penalties?

Like I said if i'm wrong (and I hope if he does sign for us he proves me wrong) I will hold my hands up and eat humble pie but I don't see/hear that there is a host of clubs vying for JB's services

KTJ - Abu Dhabi

Spending 30k a week on a player that only plays a bit part is a luxury nobody can afford. His all-round game is non-existent and he destroys the dressing room.
Avoid avoid avoid.

Future future future, stop living in the past people!

Two points. First, Brian is on the look-out for a proven striker capable of leading the attack (with McCormack most probably lying slightly deeper in the 'hole') -hence his interest in comparable, experienced goalsorers such as Sharp; so, on that basis, Beckford has to be on his radar. Secondly, Beckford would not let his wage demands scupper any possible move to Leeds - if that were the only stumbling block, a compromise would be negotiable. Chapel A

To Chapel A - Compromise, can I take you back to when he was a Leeds player, handed in transfer request, got told he won't be sold, sulked, then said he would stay ( for those that don't know for a large bonus if Leeds went up), he got paid and did one.

He won't compromise on losing £15K a week, would you!, he has maybe 2/3 seasons left and he wants the most money he can because he came into the game late, hence the move to Everton, then the massive salary at Leicester, he now finds himself surplus at Leicester and on too much money for anyone else.

I don't believe for one minute Beckford would walk to Leeds without at least £20K on the table, McCormack is on as I understand £11/12K ish, Leeds won't pay stupid money, this is why we don't sign the players we want ot the managers wants, remember last summer. we didn't have the money to buy, nor the money for people on 'frees' for the salarys some of them were asking for.

Well said Beckford was joint top scorer for Everton and mostly coming off bench he still is a good player and would be more consistant than the shower of s**** we have

In response to the poster talking about Beckford 'doing one' last time round. Beckford was at a completely different stage in his career then, and we were in League One. At that point, he was being lauded throughout the country as an upcoming talent, and had the football world at his feet, with a range of leading clubs being linked with him on a weekly basis. He didn't 'do one, ' he left to further his career, to move to a club playing at a level that matched the then universal perception of his potential -as upcoming players do constantly. It keeps planet football turning round. Fast forward to 2013, and Beckford's next move is even more critical: career-saving and reputation-defining would not be overstating it, in my opinon. I maintain that if Beckford were lucky enough to have Leeds come knocking a second time (and I'm not even saying we should -I'm open-minded), then I would be astonished if he turned us down on any grounds. He would, I predict, bite our hands off, rightly amazed at his good fortune, after more or less vanishing off everyone's radar over the past couple of seasons. Loadsomoney or not, Huddersfield or smiliar is not going to cut it with the grandkids. Anyway, that's my final word -the proof, as ever, will be in the pudding. MOT. Chapel A

29 May 2013 01:56:18
Leeds to sign Nathan Redmond on permanent deal for 3M in the coming and potentially Luke Varney included in some sort of deal!

Now that's not gunna happen mwte is it?

LUFC KEK

I trust you mean he is signing for the company called 3M and not expecting us to believe Leeds are PAYING £3million for a player?

There is no chance we will spend 3mil on one player. if that sort of money was available it would buy 2-3 players of a good standard.

Just let Varney go! is too reckless - can't understand why he hasn't been sent off. Misses an awful ot of chances and passing is poor. Mind you, a lot of present Leeds players fit this description.

Leeds wouldn't sell luke varney as he's a important player to leeds squad and mcdermott has sent him off on a holidays fitness programme