Leeds United transfer news: How Marcelo Bielsa’s side could line-up next season after completing four signings
Jack Harrison and Ben White have been signed for the 2019/20 campaign while Jack Clarke has been sold to Tottenham but will return on loan
Leeds United have already made three loan signings ahead of the 2019/20 Championship season.
Centre-back Ben White has joined from Brighton after spending part of last season with Peterborough in League One.
Manchester City have allowed winger Jack Harrison to return to Elland Road after a good season with Marcelo Bielsa’s side in 2018/19.
He made 42 appearances as Leeds reached the Championship play-offs where they lost to Derby in the semi-final.
Bielsa will want his side to push on further next season and secure that promotion to the Premier League after coming agonisingly close last campaign.
The Whites have also signed teenage winger Liam McCarron from Carlisle for an undisclosed fee from Carlisle but do not expect to see him in the first team just yet as the 18-year-old has joined their development squad.
Meanwhile, you can also expect more deals to be made by the club in the coming weeks with Leeds linked to several players.
Jack Clarke has completed his transfer to Tottenham for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £8.5million, but has been immediately loaned back.
So, here at marvelbet369.com, we have taken a look at how White, Harrison and other transfer targets could fit into Bielsa’s side.
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Ben White
Pontus Jansson and Liam Cooper formed a formidable centre-back partnership last season in the Championship’s third best defence.
Jansson has been linked with a move away from Elland Road this summer with Fulham reportedly chasing the 28-year-old.
His relationship with Bielsa may have soured following the Aston Villa calamity towards the end of last season.
The manager instructed his players to let Villa score, a decision Jansson did not agree with and even tried to stop them scoring.
White may have been signed with this situation in mind but he is also a versatile player who can play as a central defender or a right-back.
He is still only 21 and yet to play in the Championship so Bielsa may not want to throw him in at the deep end right away.
Jack Harrison
The winger played an important part of Leeds’ success last season and Bielsa will no doubt be glad they were able to re-sign him.
Leeds wanted Harrison on a permanent deal but secured the loan with an option to sign him permanently at the end of the season.
He is clearly highly thought of at the club and his former New York City manager, Patrick Vieira, once said of him: “He’s a good player, technically he’s really good, he understands the game, he can come and link with our No.9, he can run behind the back four, his football brain is fantastic."
Helder Costa
Costa had two excellent seasons in the Championship with Wolves but the Portuguese ace wasn’t able to make the step up the Premier League and as a result is set to be shipped out of Molineux.
In the second tier he got 15 goals and 14 assists in 71 appearances so could add a plenty to Bielsa’s side on the right flank.
Reports have alleged the player has told friends he wants to move to Elland Road, which should speed up any deal which might take place.
How Leeds could look next season
