da bwin： Alan Nixon stated over the weekend that Leeds United are interested in signing Luke Freeman from their Yorkshire rivals Sheffield United.
da realbet： The prospect of signing a man who won QPR’s Supporters Player of the Year award last season is rather exciting, and Freeman is a man who can provide the goods in this division, contributing to 13 goals while playing for the London club last term.
However, it seemed as if he could work his way back into Chris Wilder’s plans after an impressive showing in the FA Cup, but Nixon was quick to shoot down those rumours on Twitter.
What’s been said then?
It was a little worrying to see Freeman in the Blades’ starting XI for their FA Cup clash as there were questions to be raised about United’s chances of signing the former QPR man after his re-emergence in Wilder’s lineup.
One Leeds fan was seemingly very concerned as he asked Nixon whether or not this would affect his club’s chances of signing Freeman, but the man who broke the story assured supporters that this development won’t change anything in terms of the Whites’ pursuit of the midfielder.
Even more interesting
Not only will this update settle the nerves of some at Leeds, but it also makes their pursuit of him even more interesting.
There may have been initial concerns over Freeman’s ability and mindset at the moment after his poor start to life at Bramall Lane. He quickly fell out of favour at the Yorkshire club, making just three league starts this term.
However, his performance in the FA Cup showed that he’s not missed a beat as one Sheffield Star journalist gave him an eight out of ten rating for his showing, giving the 27-year-old the following review:
“Nice step-over and cross for Robinson’s opening goal and was inches away from scoring himself in the second half, but his shot came off the inside of the post and Clarke stuck it away.”
Of course, the opposition wasn’t top-level as the Blades took on AFC Fylde, but it was a solid performance nonetheless and United fans should be even more excited at the prospect of signing him after this update.
In other news, Leeds may be risking wasting precious resources after Phil Hay’s update.