{"id":679041,"date":"2026-01-07T03:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/679041\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T03:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:19:14","slug":"quilindschy-hartman-may-ditch-burnley-leeds-watch-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/679041\/","title":{"rendered":"Quilindschy Hartman may ditch Burnley, Leeds watch on"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leeds United<\/a> are looking to keep themselves away from the relegation trouble in 2026, but Burnley<\/a> already appear to be getting cut well adrift.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Whites\u2019 start to 2026 has been a positive one. Despite enduring a daunting run of games from December into January, Leeds have a seven-game unbeaten run to go off<\/a>.<\/p>\n

West Ham and Nottingham Forest<\/a> are playing currently to determine what Leeds\u2019 lead will look like tomorrow, while Burnley and Wolves look seriously cut adrift already.<\/p>\n

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Burnley already looking set to lose Quilindschy Hartman, Besiktas transfer in pipeline \u2013 Fabrizio Romano<\/p>\n

Despite the Clarets coming into the Premier League off the back of matching Leeds\u2019 100 points, while breaking defensive records on the way, they\u2019re toiling in the bottom three.<\/p>\n

Scott Parker<\/a> is somehow keeping his job in the midst of widespread discontent amongst the Turf Moor fanbase. But, his hopes of mounting a revival in the second half of the season look slim, as one of his better performers earlier in the season could be off already.<\/p>\n

\u00a310.25million<\/a> summer signing from Feyenoord, Quilindschy Hartman could already be on his way out of the club. That\u2019s according to Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, who reports that Turkish club Besiktas are set to lodge a formal offer.<\/p>\n

\"\"Burnley\u2019s Quilindschy Hartman looks set to leave in January. (REUTERS\/Jaimi Joy)<\/p>\n

While there\u2019s no claim on Burnley\u2019s intentions to accept, personal terms are not expected to be an issue, indicating Hartman\u2019s eagerness to jump ship already.<\/p>\n

Hartman hasn\u2019t featured in any of Burnley\u2019s last four games. As well, he\u2019s been totally absent from the squad in three of those, where the Clarets have collected two points. Parker confirmed that<\/a> his absence hasn\u2019t been due to injury, but \u201cneeds some air and needs some oxygen\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Dutch left-back\u2019s four assists is twice as many as the next best provider (Josh Cullen, two) in the Burnley squad.<\/p>\n

Are Burnley waving the white flag for relegation? Is Leeds United\u2019s battle to stay up becoming much clearer?<\/p>\n

Given we\u2019re 10 points clear of the Clarets, they have a mountain to climb to get out of trouble. They are six off Nottingham Forest, but the Reds have a noticeably better squad. So, Forest look nigh-impossible for Burnley to catch.<\/p>\n

Losing one of their best signings from the summer would put another nail in the coffin. Both Parker and Burnley\u2019s prospects, without doubt, are looking bleak.<\/p>\n

As for Leeds, it does narrow our focus even more. If we\u2019re to assume that two of the relegation spots are likely to stay as is.<\/p>\n

West Ham\u2019s ongoing turmoil can only be good for us, and the result tonight as we speak could be vital either way.<\/p>\n

Read more: Leeds United predicted XI to face Newcastle United.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United are looking to keep themselves away from the relegation trouble in 2026, but Burnley already appear…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":679042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,9029,25764,393,4884,1860,2922,142361,14937,142362,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-679041","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-burnley","10":"tag-elland-road","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-leeds","14":"tag-leeds-united","15":"tag-lufc","16":"tag-scott-parker","17":"tag-the-whites","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115851661629876874","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679041","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=679041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/679042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=679041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=679041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=679041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}