{"id":453696,"date":"2025-09-26T21:18:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T21:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/453696\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T21:18:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T21:18:25","slug":"elland-road-announcement-teased-amid-kobbie-mainoo-transfer-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/453696\/","title":{"rendered":"Elland Road announcement teased amid Kobbie Mainoo transfer talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kobbie-Mainoo-Elland-Road-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"An image of Elland Road, next to a circular inset of Kobbie Mainoo playing for Manchester United\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" 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\/09\/1758921493_218_60ed3656e645a52ddb43cadba1468dde\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Andrew Beharie\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Fri 26 September 2025 20:43, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Leeds United are preparing to take on Bournemouth in the Premier League.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Farke\u2019s side have made a good start to their return to the Premier League, winning seven points in their first five games with wins against Everton and Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>Many fans are starting to believe that the Whites can now stay up this season, providing they can fix their issues going forward.<\/p>\n<p>With a tough test against the Cherries awaiting Farke\u2019s side on Saturday afternoon, <strong>MOT Leeds News<\/strong> rounds up all of the biggest stories from the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Daniel-Farke-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Leeds United manager Daniel Farke straight faced\" class=\"wp-image-208071\" \/>Credit: Imago<strong>Leeds fans told to be inside Elland Road by 2:45pm vs Bournemouth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/news\/leeds-united-tease-special-elland-road-announcement-fans-simply-cannot-miss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds have teased a special announcement for supporters ahead of the match against Bournemouth<\/a> on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The Whites host back-to-back home games before the international break, with both Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur set to travel to <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elland Road<\/a> in the space of a week.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the Bournemouth clash, <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds<\/a> are urging supporters to arrive promptly at a sell-out Elland Road before kick-off, with two separate announcements set to take place.<\/p>\n<p>A statement on the club\u2019s website on Friday read: \u201cSupporters are advised to be seated by 2:45pm for the first announcement, with a second announcement to follow at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth announcements will not want to be missed by loyal supporters who have followed the club throughout the years. Marching on Together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Leeds-fans-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Leeds United supporters celebrating on the streets\" class=\"wp-image-197039\" \/>Credit: Imago<strong>Leeds told Kobbie Mainoo move makes sense<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kobbie Mainoo has been a name that has been linked with Leeds United for a while now, with the Manchester United midfielder seeing his game time limited at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Mainoo asked to leave on loan in the summer, and he may become available again in January, as he looks to get minutes ahead of this summer\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Former Man United striker T<a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/daniel-farke-told-he-can-unleash-man-united-gem-at-leeds-who-roy-keane-finds-unbelievable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eddy Sheringham has said that Leeds should target Mainoo<\/a>, saying: \u201cHe just needs to get someone who loves the way he plays.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis game is all about opinions, and just because Amorim doesn\u2019t fancy him, it doesn\u2019t mean to say Farke won\u2019t get the best out of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the atmosphere at Elland Road, Sheringham also said: \u201cPut an arm around him and tell him how good he is, team him up with someone in midfield who accommodates him and all of a sudden, you\u2019ve got a player back on your hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Leeds could get someone like that on loan, it would definitely be a plus point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1Mainoo-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Kobbie Mainoo playing for Man United\" class=\"wp-image-206329\" \/>Credit: Imago<strong>Illan Meslier set for Inter Milan move<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Illan Meslier was heavily linked with a move away from Leeds this summer, as he has been phased out of the starting lineup after a string of high-profile errors in the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Meslier\u2019s time at Leeds looks all but done, with Daniel Farke seemingly giving up on the Frenchman, and now foreign clubs are on the lookout.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interlive.it\/2025\/09\/25\/alto-quasi-2-metri-e-legame-con-diouf-colpo-incredibile-dellinter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interlive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/news\/inter-milan-in-pole-position-to-sign-leeds-star-daniel-farke-once-said-was-world-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inter Milan could turn to Meslier in January<\/a> as a second-choice goalkeeper if they decide to move on from Yann Sommer.<\/p>\n<p>The report also says Inter would face competition from Lorient, Rangers, Roma, Como and Fiorentina.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Illan-Meslier-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Leeds United goalkeeper Illan Meslier in action\" class=\"wp-image-204224\" \/>Credit: Imago<strong>Patrick Bamford move to Getafe set to fall through<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patrick Bamford left Leeds United this summer after a mutual agreement was made to terminate his contract.<\/p>\n<p>Bamford was told in the summer that he was not in Farke\u2019s plans, and to find another club, but has been unable to find a new destination so far.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/opinion\/leeds-united-need-to-offer-patrick-bamford-return-route-amid-new-developments-abroad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bamford looked set to move to La Liga and sign with Getafe<\/a>, even preparing to fly out to complete the deal, but now the deal appears to have fallen through.<\/p>\n<p>Getafe sporting director Toni Munoz said: \u201cWe\u2019re considering bringing in another striker. Bamford isn\u2019t here; there\u2019s nothing at the moment. We\u2019re looking at more forwards.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoyed this article?<\/strong> Stay connected with all the latest Leeds United news, updates, and behind-the-scenes content by following us on our new Instagram account \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/motleedsnews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> @motleedsnews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Fri 26 September 2025 20:43, UK Leeds United are preparing to take on Bournemouth in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":453697,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,25764,393,4884,337,12243,1860,2924,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-453696","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-elland-road","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-illan-meslier","13":"tag-kobbie-mainoo","14":"tag-leeds","15":"tag-patrick-bamford","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115272686729500358","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453696","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=453696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}