Weston McKennie Future: It seems like a lot is riding on Leeds United’s ability to maintain Premier League status, not the least of which is the club’s ambition to sign two high-calibre players for the next 2023–24 season.
Three points against Crystal Palace on Easter Sunday would help Javi Gracia’s squad stay above the relegation zone in the English Premier League, where the relegation race is the closest it’s been in years.
There may be as many as nine teams engaged right now, ranging from bottom club Southampton all the way up to 12th place Palace. There is a wide margin for error towards the bottom of the table, where just a few points separate some teams.
Even on the last weekend of the season, it’s feasible that all three relegation slots will be undecided.
One of the two players Leeds is considering for next season’s roster is already on the team’s payroll at Elland Road.
Weston McKennie Future: The Yorkshire club will make Weston McKennie’s loan contract permanent for a sum of about £30 million
TuttoJuve.com reports that the Yorkshire club will make Weston McKennie’s loan contract permanent for a sum of about £30 million. However, the transaction won’t go through until the Premier League status of Leeds has been verified.
Relegation to the Championship is seen as quite improbable to keep McKennie. Leeds is also keeping tabs on Viktor Gyokeres, a striker for Coventry City.
The 24-year-old Swede has probably provided fair competition for Leeds’ current front players, as he has scored 18 goals and assisted on eight more in 38 appearances (plus two as a sub) for the Midlands-based side so far this season, per WhoScored.