The Leeds United Courier
Squad3 Aug 2026
Jonny Howson has been here 8 seasons
683 appearances across 8 seasons in one shirt. Nobody builds a career like that on purpose any more; it happens to a certain kind of footballer at a certain kind of club.
Market3 Aug 2026
Anton Stach wants to know where this is going
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Leeds United hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Harry Wilson stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Harry Wilson and Leeds United agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Leeds United
Jaka Bijol was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market3 Aug 2026
Leeds United and Harry Wilson are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Jaka Bijol knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Jaka Bijol trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- Market Nobody at Leeds United has picked up the phone to Brenden Aaronson
- Market No place for Sam Byram in the plan