Bristol City, Leeds United and QPR eye Premier League full-back
Bristol City, Leeds United and Queens Park Rangers are all reportedly weighing up moves for Scotland international defender Steven Whittaker, according to HITC Sport. The Championship trio have been put on high alert after Premier League side Norwich City brought in fellow right-back Ivo Pinto from Dinamo Zagreb earlier this month to push Whittaker further down the pecking order at Carrow Road this term. The 31-year-old, who has 29...
West Ham United pip Everton to £3.7m signing
West Ham United have completed the signing of Leeds United full-back Sam Byram for a reported £3.7m. The Premier League side; who currently sit sixth in the league standings, just four points adrift of the top four, have beaten Everton to the highly-rated Championship star after both clubs agreed a fee for the 22-year-old last week. Byram, who has been at Elland Road since he was 11-years-old, scored three goals in 24 appearances in...
West Ham beat Everton to £3.7m deal for Championship ace
West Ham United have reportedly beaten Everton to the signing of Championship starlet Sam Byram, according to The Guardian. The Hammers, who suffered a 2-1 defeat against Newcastle United at the weekend, is seemingly the Leeds United player’s preferred destination this month after both clubs agreed initial £3.7m deals for the highly-rated full-back last week. The 22-year-old, who has been with the Championship club since he was 12,...
Leeds United ready to spend £20,000-a-week to sign Premier League striker on loan
Leeds United are now reportedly willing to spend £20,000-a-week to sign Premier League striker Kyle Lafferty on loan, according to The Sun. The Championship side, who lost 2-0 to Sheffield Wednesday at the weekend, are not giving up on their pursuit of the Norwich City forward this month. The 28-year-old, who has 44 international caps for Northern Ireland, has played just 13 minutes of Premier League football for Alex Neil’s side this...
Championship Round-Up: Middlesbrough beaten while Hull thrash lowly Charlton
Hull City are now just two points behind the leaders Middlesbrough as they closed the gap at the top of the Championship with a sensational 6-0 victory over Charlton, ensuring Jose Riga’s second spell in charge at the Addicks got off to the worst possible start. Abel Hernandez’s first-half hat-trick sealed the win with barely 40 minutes played, along with a wonderful finish from Robert Snodgrass that gave the Tigers a 4-0 lead at the...
Head-to-Head: Fernando Forestieri (Sheff Weds) vs Alex Mowatt (Leeds United)
Two of the biggest clubs in the Championship meet in a Yorkshire derby on Saturday as high-flying Sheffield Wednesday play host to Leeds United. The Owls have won five of their last six matches in all competitions and lie just one place and two points outside of the play-off position, while they haven’t been beaten at Hillsborough since Middlesbrough visited at the end of August. Fernando Forestieri is Wednesday’s top...