{"id":199082,"date":"2025-06-20T05:47:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T05:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/199082\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T05:47:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T05:47:45","slug":"leeds-united-given-green-signal-as-contact-made-to-sign-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/199082\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United &#8216;given green signal&#8217; as contact made to sign Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leeds-United-Daniel-Farke-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Leeds United Daniel Farke\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Credit: Imago)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750022051_327_Untitled-design-4-150x150.jpg\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Dr Rajpal Brar\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Thu 19 June 2025 16:10, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Leeds United are reportedly keen on bringing Lennon Miller to Elland Road in the summer transfer window.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/author\/drrajpalbrar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Rajpal Brar<\/a>, an injury expert, has assessed the 18-year-old\u2019s campaign and has explained the setback he suffered in January.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds have made their first signing of the window with <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/jaka-bijol-set-for-transfer-as-leeds-united-sign-lukas-nmecha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">former Manchester City forward Lukas Nmecha set to join on 1 July<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jaka-Bijol-Leeds-fi-web-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jaka Bijol Leeds\" class=\"wp-image-199552\" \/>Jaka Bijol could be the second signing of the summer. (Credit: Hasan Karim)<strong>Miller expected to clear medical ahead of transfer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite the teenager suffering an injury that kept him out for a month, he is not at any risk of failing his medical, claims Dr Brar.<\/p>\n<p>However, it may take him some time to adapt to the nature of the <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> given how robust and physical England\u2019s top flight is.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/leeds-united-ready-lennon-miller-transfer-as-attractive-option-shared\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds have already made contact with Miller<\/a> over a transfer, but they will have to beat the likes of Manchester United and West Ham to secure his services. (TBR, 21 May)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<tr>CompetitionMatches PlayedGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed CardsMinutes Played<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Scottish Premiership<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>2,355\u2032<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Scottish League Cup<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>595\u2032<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Scottish Premiership Relegation Round<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>448\u2032<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total 24\/25<\/td>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>3,398\u2032<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Miller\u2019s stats last season.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to\u00a0<strong>MOT Leeds News<\/strong>, Dr Brar, a specialist in Physical Therapy and a Sports Scientist, said about Bijol: \u201cHe did have an injury at the start of the year, so it\u2019s not an ideal fitness record. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, he played fairly regularly after it and I don\u2019t see any issues with his medical. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat said, it\u2019s better to be cautious about his minutes as it\u2019s going to be a quicker and more physical style of football and he does not have too many years of first-team experience.\u201c<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ilia-Gruev-Leeds-United-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170014\" \/>Ilia Gruev was a regular in midfield last season. (Credit: Imago)<strong>Leeds United will be signing one for the future in Miller<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that Miller can offer a goal threat as well as being a creative option from midfield.<\/p>\n<p>12 goals and assists in all competitions last season is a good indicator of him being able to thrive in the right system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds United<\/a>, should they acquire the Scotland international\u2019s services, will be bringing in a raw talent but one with a high ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>If the <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elland Road<\/a> outfit are willing to wait a couple of years before he\u2019s ready to play regular first-team football, then this is a deal they must pursue.<\/p>\n<p>Related Posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Imago) Thu 19 June 2025 16:10, UK Leeds United are reportedly keen on bringing Lennon Miller to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":199083,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,31690,101,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-199082","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-lennon-miller","13":"tag-premier-league","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114714118997500584","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199082","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=199082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}