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Illan Meslier has been linked with a move away from Leeds United in recent months. The French goalkeeper has fallen down the pecking order at the English club, and he needs to leave in order to play more often. Sitting on the bench at Leeds United will not benefit him. He has been linked with Turkish club Besiktas. The Turkish outfit is hoping to sign the player before the winter transfer window closes, but the player is reluctant to move to Turkey (h/t Leeds Live).

Timing is everything in a World Cup year, and Brenden Aaronson's has been pretty much perfect. Scoring a goal and putting in a top performance against your team's biggest rival is something all players dream of. To do so when your family is watching in the stands and a reporter from your home town newspaper, the Philadelphia Inquirer, is in the press box makes it all the better.

Celtic are looking to improve their attacking unit in the January transfer window and have identified Leeds United forward Joel Piroe as a target. Apparently, Celtic have already held talks with the Premier League club regarding a move for the Striker, but the Premier League side is uninterested in letting the player join Celtic, as per Anthony Joseph from Sky Sports.

For me the best win of the season so far. "We didn't allow them to show their quality in offence. We kept going and we were relentless and we had belief and it was an important three points for us. "We wanted to go for this win and the lads have delivered in a top class way.

Leeds United defender Sebastian Bornauw is reportedly keen on leaving the club. The player has struggled to secure regular opportunities at the Premier League club and has expressed his desire to leave due to a lack of playing time. It will be interesting to see if Leeds United are prepared to sanction his departure. The Belgian defender was given an opportunity to showcase his qualities against Liverpool and Manchester United recently, and he did quite well against them.

Yorath scored 11 goals in 199 appearances for Leeds, his first professional club, in a nine-year spell from 1967. He then signed for Coventry City and later played for Tottenham Hotspur, the Vancouver Whitecaps and Bradford City, before finishing his playing career with a solitary appearance for Swansea City. Yorath, the father of BBC Sport presenter Gabby Logan, also won 59 caps for Wales.

"It was weird, very up and down," he told Sky Sports. "I don't think we were by any means at our best, but then the way the game finishes, the feeling now, you don't really care about the performance - it's more the result. "I don't really remember it [his winning goal]. Swivel, hit and then hope. Celebrate. It's all a bit of a blur. It's just instinct, get whatever contact you can, and there are that many bodies, anything can happen."

Image source, Getty Images Dozens of phones buzzed across the globe. Rio Ferdinand, Mark Viduka, Jason Wilcox, even former manager David O'Leary were among those alerted to new messages in their Leeds United WhatsApp group last month. It was David Batty's 57th birthday. Only no-one who shared a dressing room with the ex-midfielder had the slightest idea where he was.

Image source, Getty Images Leeds United say they are "devastated" after a supporter died before their Premier League game against Manchester United at Elland Road on Sunday. A statement from the club said there was a medical emergency in the ground prior to the 12:30 GMT kick-off. "Leeds United are devastated to confirm that a supporter sadly passed away ahead of our Premier League fixture with Manchester United at Elland Road," the club said.