{"id":295465,"date":"2025-07-27T08:52:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/295465\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T08:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:52:20","slug":"mls-side-to-take-a-risk-on-patrick-bamford-after-leeds-exit-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/295465\/","title":{"rendered":"MLS side to take a risk on Patrick Bamford after Leeds exit news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MLS-Bamford-1140x641.png\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Patrick Bamford could go to the MLS\" 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\/07\/1753606333_381_00b64913d297112f0119828c00681b23\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Josh Edwards\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Sun 27 July 2025 8:59, UK <\/p>\n<p>This article includes exclusive comment from former Leeds United goalkeeper Paul Robinson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick Bamford will be moved on by Leeds United this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While most of the focus this summer has been on the incoming business at <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds United<\/a>, plenty of that needs to be diverted to the future of those currently at the Whites.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Farke has a huge squad that certainly needs some trimming, having already told <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/patrick-bamford-leeds-united-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bamford<\/a> that he will <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/news\/bamford-finished-at-leeds-after-private-talks-with-farke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not be in his plans for the Premier League<\/a> campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Several clubs have been linked with a move for Bamford, <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/bamford-to-fall-on-his-feet-ahead-of-leeds-exit-with-premier-league-stay-on-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including recently promoted Burnley<\/a>, though a move abroad could be on the cards.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/leeds-united-patrick-bamford-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Patrick Bamford playing for Leeds United\" class=\"wp-image-167053\" \/>Bamford could leave Leeds this summer (Credit: Imago)<strong>Bamford may look to continue career abroad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/opinion\/wrexham-deal-on-the-cards-three-clubs-bamford-could-join-amid-leeds-exit-reveal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrexham remain a potential option<\/a> for Bamford this summer, though Paul Robinson thinks that the MLS could be a potential landing spot for the striker.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to <strong>MOT Leeds News<\/strong>, he said: \u201cWhether it be in the UK or not is another question. The MLS could potentially be a destination for him as well. <\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>Patrick Bamford at Leeds United<\/td>\n<td>\ufeff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Appearances<\/td>\n<td>205<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Goals<\/td>\n<td>60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Assists<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Honours<\/td>\n<td>Championship title x2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Bamford\u2019s record at Leeds United<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is going to be a risk for whoever signs him. He\u2019s going to have to take a wage cut wherever he goes. And it\u2019s how hungry he is and how much desire he\u2019s got to revive his career at his age and prove that he can still do it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next move for him is going to be a test. Whatever you say, however you dress it up, somebody is going to have to take a risk on him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/daniel-farke-leeds-millwall-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Farke\" class=\"wp-image-191088\" \/>Daniel Farke will be hoping a new striker arrives soon (Credit: Imago)<strong>Leeds must accelerate striker search<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With Bamford and <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/leeds-unhappy-with-mateo-joseph-amid-latest-real-betis-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mateo Joseph seemingly on their way out<\/a>, Leeds will be left with Joel Piroe as their only striker.<\/p>\n<p>That needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency, with several other areas of the squad also in need of some attention before the Premier League season gets underway in August.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFloxY1SWsv0yud4k0u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MOT Leeds News WhatsApp channel<\/a> and turn on notifications to have all the latest, breaking Leeds United news sent straight to your phone.<\/p>\n<p>Related Posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Imago) Sun 27 July 2025 8:59, UK This article includes exclusive comment from former Leeds United goalkeeper&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295466,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,2924,23534,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-295465","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-patrick-bamford","13":"tag-paul-robinson","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114924352158783470","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295465","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=295465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}