Leeds United striker target sends one-word message to Mateo Joseph after Thursday’s announcement

As well as a string of strong impacts from the bench, including a late equalizer at Watford, Joseph scored twice in just his second start of the season in the FA Cup defeat at Chelsea in March.

That game was a real major for Joseph and finally showed what he can really offer Leeds, but Farke continued to resist the urge to give him a proper opportunity in the league.

However, with Patrick Bamford on the way out, his chance could indeed come next season and a strong summer could set him up to become Leeds’ first choice number nine.

LeedsUnited.News He spoke to Insider Graeme Bailey this week about a number of topics surrounding Leeds ahead of the January window.

One of those was the future of Bamford, with Bailey making specific reference to the forward being a position Leeds are looking to revisit in the summer.

And someone who has been linked with a free move to Yorkshire is Sheffield United striker Daniel Jebbison, who is out of contract this month.

Gretar Steinsson is said to be a big fan of the 20-year-old and therefore wants to bring him to Leeds, and he has just fueled the speculation by commenting on a Joseph post.

The pair actually played alongside each other for England U20s last year, so Jebbison sent a one-word message of support to Joseph after his announcement on Instagram on Thursday.

Joseph confirmed he has now signed a sponsorship deal with global sportswear company Adidas and Jebbison was keen to congratulate him on his latest footballing achievement.

It now remains to be seen whether they will be team-mates at club level next season, with Jebbison yet to make a decision on his future.

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What transfer insider Graeme Bailey had to say about Leeds’ pursuit of Jebbison

Including Fulham’s Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Jebbison is one of two forwards to be a free agent that Leeds were linked with before the summer.

While interest in his services is high, Bailey says Jebbison is a player Steinsson is really determined to bring to Leeds.

He said: “He’s the kind of player Gretar Steinsson wants. Young, physical, something different from what they have in the squad, obviously youth. It would be a good deal, he’s only young.

“It would be a trade-off to play, but it wouldn’t be very expensive in terms of actual market value. It’s a good deal on all fronts really if they can get over the line. It would be a decent shot because there is a lot of interest in him.”

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