Beckford fair game for Newcastle, as he hands Leeds a transfer request?
Posted on January 6th, 2010 | 247 Comments |
‘Leeds United striker Jermaine Beckford has handed in a transfer request, his agent has told BBC Radio 5 live.
Beckford, 26, scored United’s goal as they clinched a shock 1-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in round three of the FA Cup on Sunday.
He has been linked with a move away from the League One leaders to Championships side Newcastle. Beckford, who joined the Elland Road outfit from non-League Wealdstone in 2006, is out of contract in the summer.’
So with Leeds having lined up replacements, and us reportedly upping our bid, is this a case of the player helping to leverage a deal that would seem him join us in the January transfer window. With initial statements throughout the media, suggesting we wanted to wrap up deals before the Reading game , could this all happen sooner than we thought?
Hope so. Up front is the one position i worry about although its yet to be seen if he can make the step up to the next level.
Its on the BBC site so it probably isn’t lies, Sky aren’t reporting it yet though and there is nothing to say the Leeds have to accept the transfer request, although it’s foolish not to.