Leeds United players auctioning their signed football boots to fund children's heart surgery

Kalvin Phillips with a heart surgery patient at Leeds Children's Hospital

Several Whites players are auctioning off their signed football boots on eBay in aid of a brilliant cause.

The club is raising money for the Leeds-based Children's Heart Surgery Fund, which helps provide young people with treatment for life-threatening heart conditions.

The money raised from the auctioning of the boots, among which are those belonging to Kalvin Phillips and Pablo Hernandez, will fund a dialysis machine and a super life support machine for Leeds Children's Hospital's Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).

Football boots belonging to Kalvin Phillips, which have been signed and are being auctioned on eBay for the Children's Heart Surgery Fund

Fans can bid for their favourite players boots online - but hurry, as the auction ends on Sunday, January 19.

The players who are giving away their boots include Patrick Bamford, Tyler Roberts, Stuart Dalla, Gjanni Alioski and Kiko Casilla.

Mateusz Klich, Gaetano Berardi, Barry Douglas, Helder Costa, Luke Ayling and Leif Davis have also put their boots up for auction.

You can bid for Kalvin Phillips' boots here - with the eBay page linking to all the other players' offerings.

Football boots belonging to Helder Costa, which have been signed and are being auctioned on eBay for the Children's Heart Surgery Fund

The Leeds United CEO, Angus Kinnear, said: “I’m delighted we have chosen Children’s Heart Surgery Fund to be our charity partner, the work they do everyday literally helps to save lives and we want to be a part of that.

“We will work with them to raise as much money as possible with our incredible, loyal supporters that will not only help raise awareness about what they do but also support with a number of initiatives that will help to save the lives of these young heart patients and create the best environment for their families through some of the toughest times.”

Some 22,000 children and adults come through the heart specialist centre at Leeds each year.

The Children's Heart Surgery Fund provides innovative equipment, accommodation for families of heart surgery patients and also funds research into congenital heart disease.

Sharon Milner, CEO at Children’s Heart Surgery Fund, said: “We are absolutely thrilled and very grateful to be chosen as the charity partner for Leeds this season, and can’t wait to get the ball rolling.

“Working with the club to reach the project aims will be inspiring to all its supporters, and our community of babies, children, teenagers and adults living with congenital heart disease – and their families.

“We are confident that working with you all will help us in our goal to support hearts for life.”

You can also donate to the Fund's campaign page here.