Here are the latest Leeds United morning headlines for Thursday, July 14.
Leeds United 'weigh up Josh Tymon move'
Following the news that Junior Firpo will miss the next eight weeks injured, the club are reportedly looking to address the left-back position.
A lack of depth behind Firpo means that Leif Davis, who spent last season on loan in the Championship, is currently the club's only specialist option at the position, leaving Jesse Marsch's side short going into the opening stretch of the season.
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According to the Daily Mail, Leeds are 'weighing up' a move for Stoke City's Josh Tymon, the 23-year-old Hull-born defender, who has also been linked to Rangers this summer.
Marsch details targets for Brisbane Roar clash
Leeds United take on Brisbane Roar this morning in their first game of their pre-season tour of Australia.
"Different players are at different stages," said head coach Jesse Marsch. "The demands for what's necessary for each player are a little different, but certainly fitness-wise we want to move each player along so that we're closer and closer to 100 per cent, and then we can also reinforce all of the tactical themes.
"If you look at the end of last year, we were introducing tactical themes, but it was so much about just managing the game to get as many points as we can, and I hate that. I'm much more about a process and developing a team the right way."
Former Leeds defender bemused by 'bizarre' Raphinha deal
Former Leeds United defender Danny Mills has labelled Barcelona's move for Raphinha as 'bizarre', with the club still battling financial issues.
"They're skint," exclaimed Mills. "They can't register players because of the financial issues that they've got, but they're still buying players for ridiculous amounts of money. Clearly, Raphinha wanted to go there and had his heart set on a move to Barcelona.
"There was interest from other clubs, but that seems to have waned, so what happens if this move falls through? Which might easily happen. You need to check the colour of the money; it's almost like Barca are buying people with monopoly money."
Firpo set to miss first six Premier League games
Left-back Junior Firpo is set for a lengthy spell on the side-lines after picking up an injury in Leeds' pre-season win over Blackpool. Jesse Marsch left Firpo out of his 26-man squad that travelled to Australia, and the Whites head coach has admitted that the 25-year-old will most likely miss eight weeks of action.
That could see the left-back miss up to six Premier League games in total. Based on the initial timescale, Firpo's first appearance of the season could come against newly-promoted Nottingham Forest on September 12.
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