Now that the fixtures for the new Championship season are out, it is time to start looking ahead to the 2024-25 campaign and all of the key matches.
So, where do you think Leeds United will be after the first 10 games? Will Daniel Farke's side start the season strongly?
How difficult do you think the fixtures will be?
Leeds United's Championship fixtures for the 2024-25 season have arrived, so if you have not yet seen them, head over here.
The Whites have early home games against promoted Portsmouth and Yorkshire rivals Hull City, with games against relegated Burnley, Sheffield United and Luton Town at Elland Road all this side of Christmas.
On Boxing Day it will be a trip to Stoke City before returning to host Blackburn Rovers on New Year's Day.
Leeds will end the season with the return game against Stoke, the visit of Bristol City and a final-day trek to Plymouth Argyle.
Leeds United will begin their 2024-25 Championship season against Portsmouth at Elland Road.
The match will take place the weekend of Saturday, 10 August at 12:30 BST.
Leeds United's 27-year-old Spanish midfielder Marc Roca is in advanced talks with Real Betis over a permanent deal, after signing for the club on loan last season. (Football Insider), external
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Image source, ReutersLeeds United will go to Germany for a pre-season training camp in July - however, the club has asked supporters not to travel to follow the team.
"Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond control of the club, we have recently been informed that any friendly matches played in Germany have been ordered to take place behind closed doors," said a club statement.
"We understand that supporters will be frustrated at this news, as we are equally as a club. We have explored all possible avenues - however, it has not been possible to overturn this decision.
"As always, we would like to thank you for your commitment and dedication, but in light of the above, we kindly ask supporters expecting to see Leeds United in pre-season training or matches not to travel to Germany."
The club added that it is in discussions about potentially streaming coverage of any matches that Leeds play during the trip.
BBC Radio Leeds' Adam Pope said: "This will be disappointing to the Leeds United supporters who always travel in large numbers wherever pre-season has been held.
"Already the reaction from some on social media is: 'Why not play in a different country?'
"As I understand it, the German authorities and police will be stretched after hosting Euro 2024, so the order has been given to not allow fans to attend the friendly matches next month and hence dates and potential opponents have not been released at this stage."
Image source, Getty ImagesOn the latest episode of BBC Radio Leeds' Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast, Jonny Buchan, Adam Pope and Simon Rix discussed the centre-back position at Leeds United.
Their options for next season are not yet set in stone, with long-serving Liam Cooper is in talks about extending his stay at Elland Road, while Austria international Max Wober could potentially return to the squad after spending last season out on loan.
Buchan said: "We all know how Leeds want to run tight on profit and sustainability - if Liam Cooper does decide he's got a few more years of playing in him and gets some game time somewhere [else], then they need another centre-half coming in. But if you've got Wober there, you don't. They don't need to go and spend the money, it's already factored into their profit and sustainability calculations. So it does make sense.
"But if the player [Wober] doesn't want to be there and thinks he can play at a higher standard, that's such a tricky one for them to work out. The club can just say 'no, you're not going anywhere', but we all know player power is absolutely huge these days."
Kaiser Chiefs bassist Rix added: "I guess with Wober, leaving it a few weeks gives him the chance to assess, from the player power point of view, if Leeds are making the moves to make him think they're going to get in the Premier League next year.
"Leeds is a good bet in many ways. If you've had an average season in the Bundesliga, who is he going to get snapped up by, and is playing one year in the Championship with Leeds to get back in the Premier League a gamble worth taking?
"I think we need two centre-backs. We need to replace [Joe] Rodon and Liam Cooper. Going out in the summer to buy two decent quality centre-backs is hard when you've got arguably one already in the building."
Borussia Dortmund are interested in Leeds United's 18-year-old midfielder Archie Gray. (Bild - in German), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesJack Harrison believes he has "a lot more to offer" after his return to Everton on loan from Leeds United was confirmed.
The 27-year-old winger, who spent last season on loan with the Toffees and scored four goals in 35 appearances, is heading back to Goodison Park for the 2024-25 campaign.
Harrison told Blues club media: "It's brilliant to be back. Everton is a great club, there is a fantastic group of lads here and I'm excited to get started again with a full pre-season of training.
"There are a lot of reasons for wanting to return to Everton. I think the club in general - the fans, the staff, the manager, my team-mates - everyone made me feel really comfortable right away and thats somewhere you want to be as a player. It's a great place to play football.
"The other thing is I know I have a lot more to offer. That's extra motivation for me to go back and prove to myself and to Everton Football Club that I can do more on the pitch. This season I'll be able to have a full pre-season and hopefully hit the ground running."
The latest episode of BBC Radio Leeds' Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast has landed.
Strikers, defenders, wingers and terrible predictions are all on the agenda as Jonny Buchan, Adam Pope and Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix discuss possible ins and outs at Elland Road.
Image source, Leeds United FCThe Leeds United Foundation has appointed Whites supporter Frances Milner as new chief executive officer.
Milner replaces John Mallalieu, who was accused of bullying staff and creating a "toxic" environment, following an internal investigation in June 2023.
Before taking up this role, Milner spent four years as director of fundraising and marketing at The Prince's Trust and worked for Cancer Research UK in a number of senior roles.
Chief executive, Angus Kinnear said: "We are excited for the future of the Leeds United Foundation with Frances at the helm.
"She has a proven track record in the charity sector and we now look forward to her driving the Foundation in a positive trajectory."
Image source, Getty ImagesLeeds United winger Jack Harrison is set to return to Everton on loan for the 2024-25 Premier League campaign.
The former England Under-21 international spent last season at Goodison Park following Leeds' relegation from the top flight in 2023 and made 29 league appearances for the Toffees, scoring three goals.
With Leeds consigned to another campaign in the Championship, the 27-year-old is poised to return to Goodison Park.
His contract with Leeds expires in 2028.
Image source, ReutersLeeds United have confirmed that head of medicine and performance Rob Price has left the club.
Price had been with Leeds since 2018 and chief executive Angus Kinnear said: "On behalf of everyone at the club, I would like to thank Rob for his commitment and dedication to Leeds United, especially during the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic in the 2019-20 season.
"We all have great respect and appreciation for Rob, and naturally we are disappointed to see him leave the club, but we wish him every success in the future."
Image source, Getty ImagesOn the latest episode of BBC Radio Leeds' Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast, the panel spoke about in-demand Leeds winger Crysencio Summerville and whether he will become a top Premier League player in the future.
Reporter Adam Pope said: "He's got all of the talent and a lot of the time we see the hard work going in. I do accept there were some injuries this season, or having to manage muscle conditions, but hard work isn't just about running, it's about being mentally prepared and totally focused on it.
"For somebody like him, the world is his oyster if he combines it all together and completely commits to it because he could be a prodigious talent. He is only 22."
The Dutch winger has been linked with moves to several top-flight clubs this summer and Pope added: "He was probably the first name and had been for a while who, if Leeds didn't go up, he was probably the prime one that would go.
"He's had Premier League experience, last year he gets 21 goals in all competitions and double figures for assists. Clearly he's better than the Championship and there's definitely a Premier League future for him. I just wonder how far can he go?"
Presenter Jonny Buchan said: "I'm not convinced he's top-end Premier League. Is he Premier League? Probably, but I think as it stands right now, at the middle to bottom end.
"I'm not just saying this with hindsight because he's going and you do the whole 'play him down when they're leaving'. There were a lot of games where, for me, he left a lot out there and you thought 'you could have done more today'. That makes me question whether he is that top-end Premier League player."
Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix concluded: "I'm with Jonny in that I would be surprised if a Premier League team don't come and get him, but also I don't think he's top, top end - at the moment at least."
Adam Pope
BBC Radio Leeds reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesJaidon Anthony. Would you have him back?
It is hard to see a future for him at Bournemouth, where he is way down the pecking order behind Antoine Semenyo, Luis Sinsisterra, Marcus Tavernier, Justin Kluivert and Dango Ouattara, after he spending last season on loan at Elland Road.
Anthony made 38 appearances for Leeds United - 31 of them from the bench - and scored two goals.
Admittedly, the fight for a starting position on the wing at Leeds was deeply competitive with Championship's player of the year Crysencio Summerville, Wales international Dan James and Italy's Willy Gnonto ahead of Anthony.
However, with Summerville expected to leave in the summer and Jack Harrison likely to renew his loan at Everton, how big is the case to bring the 24-year-old back on a permanent deal?
Leeds boss Daniel Farke was keen to bring Anthony in once Sinisterra left in acrimonious circumstances for Vitality Stadium, and there always seemed a vibrancy about the forward whenever he came on.
He tragically lost his mother at the turn of the year, so it is to his credit that he continued making an impact and carrying a threat.
A year working with Farke means he is attuned to his ways and what is expected at the club.
The evidence is Anthony can last the Championship distance.
With Bournemouth in 2022-23, he started 38 of his 45 league appearances as the Cherries won automatic promotion, scoring eight goals and supplying six assists. He then made 30 appearances and scored three Premier League goals.
Last month, as Leeds were heading towards the play-offs, Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola extolled Anthony's virtues.
"He is a player I like a lot," he told the Daily Echo.
"His attitude, how he understands everything we try to tell him, he trains very well. Attitude-wise, you know that it's a guarantee. So I think he is someone that can help every team."
Anthony has pedigree having spent a decade on Arsenal's books before joining Bournemouth in 2016.
He is under contract with the Cherries until 2027, but the right offer this summer could see his future and best years elsewhere.
Image source, Getty ImagesOn the latest episode of Don't Go To Bed Just Yet, BBC Radio Leeds' Adam Pope discusses Max Wober's future with Leeds United after his return from a loan spell Borussia Monchengladbach.
Wober left Elland Road in the summer of 2023, following the club's relegation from the Premier League.
"I would say there is probably a lot of Leeds fans who will think of him as the most shocking one, that they expected to stay, to go out of the door," said Pope.
"That doesn't sit well with Leeds fans, so I think there is a lot of ground for him to make up to try to get some goodwill back.
"Whenever they put the shirt on, I'm sure Leeds fans will support them regardless of who it is, but I think there is a big chasm to be crossed with the fans and if he doesn't perform well in the Euros [for Austria] then that is not going to help his cause. I do think he is good enough to be a solid Championship defender though."
Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix added: "I think we are going to have to resign ourselves to the fact that he is coming back, get ourselves in that headspace.
"But, if he does go, he's in that 'can't sell him at a loss category' like Brenden Aaronson and other people. This is why I think - for a good few months, Leeds fans - just think of him in that shirt and come to terms with the possibility that you might be seeing a lot more of him."
It may be the summer break for domestic football, but there is still plenty for BBC Radio Leeds' Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast to discuss.
On this week's episode, Jonny Buchan, Adam Pope and Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix ask whether Max Wober will have a role to play at Elland Road next season, as well as discussing Crysencio Summerville's future and whether clubs will meet Leeds' valuation of the Dutch winger.
Brighton have opened talks over a deal for 22-year-old Dutch winger Crysencio Summerville from Leeds United. (Talksport), external
Leeds United, Southampton, Ipswich Town and Leicester City are among the clubs interested in signing 26-year-old Wales and Tottenham defender Joe Rodon. (Football.London), external
In the latest episode of My Mate's A Footballer, comedian Joe Wilkinson and Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford talk all things England before the start of Euro 2024.
They discuss who should start and whether players can enjoy tournaments like these as a fan or whether it is a busman's holiday.
Listen to the full podcast on BBC Sounds
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BBC Radio Leeds reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesLeeds United captain Liam Cooper's Scotland kick-off Euro 2024 against hosts Germany in Munich on Friday - the same day the transfer window opens.
Out-of-contract Cooper, 32, is in talks about extending his stay while in the meantime, supporters will follow the action in Germany while scrolling through all the players linked with manager Daniel Farke's second promotion push.
Pre-season plans are being revealed but fans really want to know whose name they can have printed on next season's kit. Following every suggestion out there will send you insane - but the appetite for news and opinion is insatiable.
In the round-up of transfer 'news' you will have seen Crysencio Summerville emerging as a £30m transfer target for Liverpool while Wolves are poised to beat Leeds to sign Southampton and Scotland forward Che Adams on a free transfer.
Chief executive and club director Angus Kinnear, a self-confessed football romantic, once told me how wild speculation around signings is not to be treated as an imposter. Inaccurate as much of the transfer gossip tends to be, his view is that it keeps a club's name in the spotlight. It is part of the game.
However, let us deal with the facts. After missing out on promotion by the narrowest of margins, it is inarguable that United performed well in the transfer market last season.
Ethan Ampadu, Sam Byram, Joe Rodon (on loan) and Ilia Gruev all performed well. During his 42 appearances, Glen Kamara proved he can cope with life at the top end of the Championship. There were promising moments from other loanees Jaidon Anthony and Connor Roberts while, despite heavy criticism from some quarters, Joel Piroe still finished as second top goalscorer with 14 in addition to the two he had scored at Swansea City.
The management team responsible for making those decisions remains intact, in conjunction with Farke, and has been further strengthened with Jordan Miles coming in from Aberdeen as head of recruitment.
Kinnear heads up the football side of the business while football adviser Nick Hammond will remain at the club throughout the summer with Gretar Steinsson as technical director.
The buck stops with chairman Paraag Marathe but there is a wealth of experience for him to lean on. There is now a track record of stability and forward planning, two traits not normally associated with summers at Elland Road.
