Leeds United: Blackman deal all set to be confirmed
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Blackman is poised to formally join Leeds on a season-long loan from Stamford Bridge and train at Thorp Arch this morning after passing a medical over the weekend.
The terms of Blackman’s move to United were finalised on Thursday and the 24-year-old is preparing to play for 45 minutes in the club’s first pre-season friendly at Forest Green Rovers tomorrow night.
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Hide AdHis arrival follows another exit from Elland Road after Antonsson secured a return to Sweden by completing a permanent move to Uwe Rosler’s Malmo.
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The striker turned down an offer from Italian club Brescia, owned by ex-Leeds chairman Massimo Cellino, to go back to his homeland two years after coming to United from Kalmar.
Malmo have paid an undisclosed fee for a player who had one year left on his contract and was surplus to requirements despite winning automatic promotion from League One during a loan at Blackburn Rovers last season.
He featured 21 times for Leeds but failed to make a lasting impression in England or the Championship.
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Hide AdBlackman, in contrast, impressed at Sheffield United last term, featuring in 31 Championship matches and helping the Blades to a top-half finish. He is the second Chelsea academy product to join Leeds in this window following midfielder Lewis Baker’s loan move last month.
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He came onto the radar at Elland Road after top goalkeeping target Angus Gunn made a £10m switch from Manchester City to Southampton and a loan bid for Birmingham City’s David Stockdale was rejected.
Blackman will be installed as number one by Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa, ahead of Bailey Peacock-Farrell who finished last season in the club’s starting line-up. Both players are due to feature at Forest Green.