{"id":123305,"date":"2025-05-22T19:21:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/123305\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T19:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:21:15","slug":"leeds-united-will-now-be-watching-the-championship-play-off-final-very-closely-after-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/123305\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United will now be watching the Championship play-off final very closely after development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With Leeds United home and dry, and Burnley joining them, the third team will be decided very soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Either Chris Wilder\u2019s<\/a> Sheffield United or Regis Le Bris\u2019 Sunderland will make a return to the Premier League<\/a> in what is set to be a blockbuster final.<\/p>\n

The Whites already have an advantage with a head start on transfers, as Kalvin Phillips could rejoin Leeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This will give Daniel Farke<\/a> and Scott Parker the potential advantage of remaining in the top flight, as no doubt whoever comes up will have to match Leeds\u2019 \u00a3100m transfer kitty<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But there is a way where Wilder can actually benefit Leeds<\/a> even more ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Nathan Stirk\/Getty ImagesChris Wilder can help Leeds United land \u00a316.2m star<\/p>\n

Normally, the Sheffield United boss plays the villain in Leeds fans\u2019 eyes, and it comes as no surprise after this season.<\/p>\n

Wilder played mind games<\/a> throughout the last campaign on Farke\u2019s team, but it was Leeds who prevailed.<\/p>\n

Although the Whites faithful will be glad to see Wilder and his Blades side suffer another season in the Championship, extraordinarily, they might actually have to cheer for them on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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This comes after a report by Dynamo Kiev UA<\/a>, who claim Sunderland are showing their interest in Leeds target Vladyslav Vanat<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Mackams are looking to join the host of clubs interested in the Ukrainian who is firmly on Farke\u2019s radar, but Wilder can put a stop to Sunderland\u2019s interest.<\/p>\n

It seems that with several top flight clubs interested, he would only prefer a move to the Premier League as opposed to the Championship. <\/p>\n

This means that if Sheffield United beat Sunderland in the playoff final, Vanat will consider Leeds over Sunderland, so it gives every reason why fans should consider the support of the Blades instead.<\/p>\n

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Leeds have more reason to be cautious with Sunderland\u2019s strategy<\/p>\n

You might be thinking, surely Vanat will be more convinced by Leeds\u2019 project, but it won\u2019t be as smooth sailing with Sunderland now interested.<\/p>\n

Le Bris\u2019 side have been battling all season long and have shown respect to Leeds, whereas Wilder was jealous of Leeds\u2019 promotion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It will be a tight contest, no doubt, but if Sunderland win, it can cause more problems due to another factor that could go against the Whites.<\/p>\n

The Mackams\u2019 project has been known to incorporate young players into their squad, and with Le Bris at the helm, it could entice Vanat to join.<\/p>\n

After seeing the developments with the likes of Chris Rigg, Wilson Isidor, and more, Sunderland have become a haven for young players, and it could be the perfect landing spot for Vanat, so Wilder could be the saviour for Leeds in bizarre fashion.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With Leeds United home and dry, and Burnley joining them, the third team will be decided very soon.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":123306,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,16,15,50520],"class_list":{"0":"post-123305","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-leeds","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-vladyslav-vanat"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114553113539599852","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}