Liam Millar addresses future plans amid transfer talks between Leeds United and Sheffield United

Gear trader Liam Millar has opened up about his career ambitions ahead of a crucial summer. Several Championship clubs, including Leeds United, have been credited with an interest in the FC Basel man.

Millar has been playing in the second tier of English football for the past term, registering five goals and five assists during his loan spell at Preston North End. His impressive form has not gone unnoticed, with the Whites, Sheffield United and Burnley all said to be keeping a close eye on the attacking midfielder.

Reports in Switzerland have recently emerged suggesting Basel are holding out for a fee in excess of Millar’s £2m market value. The 24-year-old, currently on international duty with Canada after helping Jesse Marsch’s side reach the Copa America semi-finals for the first time following a penalty shoot-out win over Venezuela at the weekend, came into in its last 12 months. deals with the Swiss Super League team.

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Speaking on YouTube channel JJD TV recently, Millar said: “My season at Basel, I think I had 10 goals and four or five assists and I think I had higher highs that season,” he said, as he was asked if his year. at Deepdale he produced the best form of his career.

“I’ve definitely had games where I’ve been like, ‘wow, I did really well today.’ But I feel like this year I’ve been a lot more consistent and I feel like that’s where I needed to be, a little bit more. And I think it showed. In my seasons in Basel I was a bit too up and down at times and this year I was definitely more consistent.

“Also, the level I play at… again, no disrespect to the Swiss league, but the Championship is a much, much more difficult league to play. improve every summer to make sure I am the best version of me. And it’s finally starting to bear fruit.

“But that doesn’t mean I throw my hands up and say I’m happy with it. I’ve said in the past that I want to be a Premier League footballer. I want to be an established Premier League footballer. That’s my goal and I know I have to put in a lot more work to get there.”