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The 32-year old striker is a free agent and has had interest from a number of English sides, notably in the Championship, and has been considering a move to the MLS.

AADAM PATEL: Last month, Leeds boss Daniel Farke revealed that he told the player he wasn't a part of his plans for the Premier League and the 31-year-old was made to train away from the first team.

Jack Harrison stepped onto the pitch and into the storm. As the announcer read out his name, the returning winger, a member of the fabled 2020 promotion side, was met with a wall of boos.

AADAM PATEL IN GERMANY: Speaking to the media after his side beat SC Verl 4-1 in a pre-season friendly, Leeds boss Farke confirmed that the star has asked for a move to his homeland.

AADAM PATEL IN STOCKHOLM: Bamford signed for Leeds in 2018, winning two promotions with the club but has struggled with injuries over the last few years and failed to score last season.

Leeds - who thrashed Stoke 6-0 - and Burnley were both promoted on Easter Monday after the Clarets beat the Blades at Turf Moor.

Leeds want to bolster their forward line to sustain their promotion push while also covering for the scenario that Patrick Bamford could yet depart in the winter window. Aston Villa's Louie Barry is also in the frame.

EXCLUSIVE BY CRAIG HOPE: Sources close to top-flight clubs expect a fire sale at Elland Road should Leeds United remain in the Championship next term.

Leeds showed both the attacking panache that might deliver them promotion and the vulnerabilities that may yet scupper them in this Championship classic.

DOMINIC KING AT ELLAND ROAD: Daniel Farke had heard the gales of impatience swirling around him but, through it all, he managed to stay impressively calm.

Bamford was presented with an excellent opportunity to make it 2-0 when he was found by Dan James. However, he somehow managed to shoot over.

Leeds continued to pile the pressure on Championship leaders Leicester, thanks to a 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.

ROB COLE AT THE SWANSEA.COM STADIUM: Ruthless Leeds went double Dutch to secure a magnificent seventh successive Championship triumph in Swansea.

Bamford found the back of the net inside the opening 10 minutes of Leeds' 3-0 victory on Saturday, before Crysencio Summerville scored a brace later in the game.

Bamford said he was left fearing for the safety of his partner Michaela and their young daughter Emilia after the incident, which followed online threats against his family.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT ELLAND ROAD: Points equal pressure and Leeds were rewarded for moving this fixture forward as they squeezed second-placed Ipswich.

Leeds United rekindled their assault on the Championship's automatic promotion places by overwhelming a desperately poor Cardiff City.

The forward has found it tough going over the last couple of years since his time in the England squad, and has dropped down to the Championship with Leeds following their relegation last season.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT THE WESTON HOMES STADIUM: Bamford could almost resemble a Brazilian star with his bleach blond hair. The goal he scored was certainly in the samba class.

Modern professional footballers are model atheletes, carefully monitoring their diet, exercise and nutrition, with clubs hiring sports scientists to help maximise performances on the pitch.

Wayne Rooney has a dismal winning percentage as a manager of just 26.1 per cent following Birmingham 's 3-0 defeat to Leeds on Monday.

ROSS HEPPENSTALL AT ELLAND ROAD: The way in which Rooney was subjected to vicious abuse throughout made it a particularly unpleasant experience for the former England captain.

Leeds boss Daniel Farke is expecting Wayne Rooney's struggling Birmingham to 'fight with the knife between the teeth' when they visit Elland Road on New Year's Day.

JOE BERNSTEIN AT THE HAWTHORNS: West Brom boss Carlos Corberan punched the air with delight as he enjoyed a hard-fought first win against former club Leeds United.

Goals from Liam Delap and Jaden Philogene ensured Hull, managed by Rooney's old assistant Liam Rosenior, ended their four-game winless streak.

The Tigers, managed by Rooney's former assistant Liam Rosenior, ended a four-match winless run to hand Rooney a second successive loss since replacing John Eustace.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT THE BET365 STADIUM: Stoke made Leeds pay nine minutes from time when Wesley connected with Ki-Jana Hoever's corner in a packed six-yard box.

The England international suffered the agony of relegation last term with the Whites after Sam Allardyce was unable to rescue their season after coming in at the 11th hour.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT ELLAND ROAD: Leeds will need a few wins like this if they're to make it back to the Premier League at the first try. Not the most exciting or inspiring - but essential.

ROSS HEPPENSTALL: Farke's reign begins at home to Cardiff City but Patrick Bamford, club-record signing Georginio Rutter and highly-rated 19-year-old Mateo Joseph will all be missing.

Callum Wilson is one of the few forwards who can claim to be outscoring Erling Haaland at the moment. The England striker has seven goals in his last five matches.

JOE BERNSTEIN AT ELLAND ROAD: If Patrick Bamford could take penalties like Callum Wilson, Leeds United may be feeling more confident of playing Premier League football again next season.

Allardyce's return to top-flight management could not get much tougher, as he arrives at a Leeds side who are in disarray. Mail Sport takes a look at what he needs to do to keep Leeds in the top-flight.

SAMI MOKBEL AND DAVID COVERDALE: For anyone questioning Sam Allardyce's appetite for a relegation battle at the age of 68, consider this. His first day lasted 12-and-a-half hours.

SAMI MOKBEL AT THE VITALITY STADIUM: Wherever that big red button labelled 'panic' is at Elland Road, it's time to start hitting it. Frantically. Leeds are in dire straits. In dire form. Just dire.

The struggling striker, who has scored just three Premier League goals this season, blew a big chance to hit a late winner in Tuesday night's 1-1 draw when he steered wide from two yards out.

ADAM SHERGOLD: As Bamford turned away from the scene of the crime, hands on head, the TV cameras panned in on someone wide-eyed and understanding the importance of the miss.

JOE BERNSTEIN AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Gracia is fed up of being quizzed about his team selections, particularly regarding goalkeeper Illan Meslier and Wilfried Gnonto.

Leeds boss Javi Gracia insists Tuesday's Premier League clash at home to Leicester will be different after they slumped to a third successive defeat against Fulham on Saturday.

Javi Gracia admitted he is "worried about everything" as Leeds' battle for Premier League survival took another blow with a third successive defeat at Fulham.

MARTIN KEOWN: Never has that cliche about a 'game of two halves' felt more appropriate than in Leeds v Crystal Palace last Sunday, and the home side were at the centre of it all.

AADAM PATEL AT ELLAND ROAD: Brighton will be disappointed to leave with a share of the points but the visitors were put through their paces by a feisty Leeds side.

After undergoing ankle surgery in February, Rodrigo was due to spend two months on the sidelines. But Leeds have been handed a boost as the Brazilian could be set to face Brighton.

IAN LADYMAN: At one stage this week, Leeds hoped to have a new boss sitting in the stands at Old Trafford but the club are not finding it easy to replace Jesse Marsch.

Fans were left fuming after Manchester United defender Martinez escaped punishment after his boot twice made contact with the head of Leeds striker Bamford on Wednesday night.

After the game, Patrick Bamford had appeared to question former Leeds boss Marsch as he claimed Forest's defenders had enjoyed an easy afternoon as they 'just had me to concentrate on'.

Bamford is believed to have emerged with the bouquet of flowers as a tribute to Forest's late former owner Nigel Doughty, who passed away 11 years ago due to a cardiac arrest.

Leeds' biggest boost this January could be the return to full fitness of Patrick Bamford after the striker starred in their 3-1 win over Accrington Stanley on Saturday.

Bamford registered two assists in the game, setting up Jack Harrison in the first half before producing a wonderful piece of skill to tee up Junior Firpo after the break.

JACK GAUGHAN AT THE WHAM STADIUM: For over an hour, Stanley were progressive and caused more problems than Leeds United might have initially envisaged.

There were plenty of thrills and spills in the Premier League's weekend matches, with United winning the Manchester derby and Arsenal triumphing in the North London derby.

The loss extended Leeds' winless run to seven games in all competitions to leave them two points above the Premier League relegation zone and away fans chanted for Marsch's removal.

Pundits have been lauding Leeds winger Wilfried Gnonto after a lively performance against in their 2-1 loss against Aston Villa on Friday.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DAVID COVERDALE: Crysencio Summerville has just completed a shooting drill in the Spanish sun when he wanders over to the side of the pitch.

Patrick Bamford has undergone minor surgery on a groin strain, Leeds United have revealed. The 29-year-old striker missed their last three games before the World Cup break.

The odds of James Tarkowski, Ben Mee, Aaron Cresswell and James Maddison starting together in the same England team at the Qatar World Cup seems infinitesimally small.

Jesse Marsch's side are aiming to snap a six-game winless run at Leicester on Thursday night and the Leeds head coach is backing Bamford to break his goalscoring drought at the King Power Stadium.

Leeds narrowly lost 1-0 against Arsenal at home after club striker Patrick Bamford missed from the spot and another penalty was ruled out. The Whites have not won a league game since August.

CRAIG HOPE AT ELLAND ROAD: Mikel Arteta has expressed his relief that the VAR system was restored after a 40-minute delay during Arsenal's 1-0 win at Leeds.

Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch said Patrick Bamford may be ready to start his first game in two months at Crystal Palace this weekend.

Americans Brenden Aaronson and Tyler Adams could make the trip to Qatar and there's another eight Leeds players vying for contention, including forwards Dan James and Patrick Bamford.

ADRIAN KAJUMBA AT ST MARY'S: Having kicked off with one win in their last 13 league games the almost inevitable 'sacked in the morning' chants followed. But Hasenhuttl then made two changes that turned the game around.

Despite his insistence, Brenden Aaronson will not be credited for the game winning goal in Leeds' 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Leeds will be without seven first-team players for Saturday's Premier League opener against Wolves, although they have been boosted by the return of Patrick Bamford to full fitness. 

The New Jersey native, who worked under Leeds manager (and fellow American) Jesse Marsch at Red Bull Salzburg, already looks a shrewd signing for the Yorkshire club.

USA international Adams worked with Leeds boss Jesse Marsch at New York Red Bulls and Leipzig and is said to be highly regarded by Elland Road director of football Victor Orta.

The United players are firmly out of the England reckoning, with Sancho last having been picked for the squad in October 2021, whereas Rashford last made it in November last year.

Eddie Gray has been at the centre of most of the biggest moments in the club's history, from playing in the team that won two League titles and an FA Cup under Don Revie.

EXCLUSIVE: Sportsmail has learned most of Leeds' stars, including Kalvin Phillips, Raphinha and Patrick Bamford, will be available for modest fees averaging around £30m if they are relegated.

The 28-year-old was forced off in the first half of Leeds' final game before the international break - a dramatic 3-2 victory at Wolves -  after aggravating a partial rupture of his foot.

The relegation-threatened club confirmed last night that the 28-year-old has ruptured his plantar fascia - the sole of his foot - and will be sidelined for a minimum of six weeks.

The Leeds forward limped off the pitch midway through the first-half with an ankle injury, after chasing down a loose ball, and was reduced to tears in the dugout alongside his teammates.

There were yet more potentially season-defining twists and turns at both ends of the Premier League table following another dramatic weekend. Here is what we learned.

CRAIG HOPE: To borrow American sporting parlance, it felt like Jesse Marsch was readying his team for a Hail Mary when he threw on teenage forward Joe Gelhardt.

The England international has been out since injuring his hamstring celebrating his last-minute equaliser against Brentford at the start of December. He will be hoping to guide Leeds to safety.

Bielsa was relieved of his duties after a poor run of form culminating in just one point from the last 18 on offer and with the club only two points above the Premier League relegation zone.

The England midfielder suffered a hamstring injury against Brentford in early December and underwent surgery later that month and is set to remain sidelined until early March.

Bielsa, though, admitted the long-term absence of Bamford is a 'worry', with the England international having made just one 22-minute appearance since September.

Patrick Bamford, 28, spoke in Channel 4's 'Football's Coming Out' documentary, in which he said that 'nothing should change' in a dressing room if a team-mate decided to come out as gay.