Club respond to links with Leeds United and Rangers 'target' as Archie Gray reflects on 'worst' 2024 moment
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Leeds United are back in action this weekend and welcome Oxford United to Elland Road knowing a win would keep them in the top two at Christmas. Daniel Farke’s side left it late to salvage a point from Preston North End last weekend but remain well-placed to fight for promotion, and three points on Saturday will only strengthen their case.
Farke revealed that two defenders, Pascal Struijk and Max Wober, are doubts for the weekend after missing a couple of recent training sessions with hamstring and knee issues respectively. Leeds will still be expected to record a ninth straight home win regardless, however, and the YEP has rounded up some of the latest stories surrounding the club in the meantime.
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Swansea City manager Luke Williams isn’t privy to links with interest in Keelan Adams but was unable to rule out a move for the reported Leeds target. The Championship pair have recently been named alongside Glasgow Rangers as three teams keeping an eye on Falkirk right-back Adams.
The 23-year-old has impressed with three goals and five assists in 24 games across all competitions for Scottish Championship outfit Falkirk, with manager John McGlynn recently insisting his side have no desire to sell. It remains to be seen whether those claims will be tested in January but Williams is not aware of interest from Swansea.
"I don't actually know anything about that one," he told Wales Online. "I'm not saying that it's not a player on our list. But I'm not always involved in every single one, as you can imagine because it's a full-time job and I've actually got one of those already! So I have to be careful with how much I'm involved in the entire process. So I don't know anything about that player at this moment in time."
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Archie Gray admits May’s Championship play-off final defeat to Southampton was ‘probably the worst’ moment of his year. Gray came within 90 minutes of winning promotion with boyhood club Leeds but defeat to Southampton was the catalyst for his eventual £40million summer move to Tottenham Hotspur.
“This year I've had loads of ups and massive downs, probably the worst in football in losing the play-off final and it’s learning from experiences like that,” Gray told the Daily Mail. “Then signing for Tottenham, learning a bunch, in a different role to what I had at Leeds but it’s learning and adapting to that.
“It’s about working hard every day to get into the team and I’ll continue to do that. I’m enjoying it. It’s been a good year but I’m the type of person who doesn’t really like to get too excited or too low when things get bad. I stay in the middle and that’s the way I’ve always been and was always taught to be. I think that’s really helped me along the way.”