Saturday Morning Hot Links

Leeds are playing Manchester United, like, now! Happy pre-season to all who observe.

Leeds United

• Leeds have an agreement in principle on a €20 million deal with Hoffenheim for 6’4” midfielder Anton Stach.

• Interesting that want-away Jack Harrison, who refused to play a minute in the Championship despite being one of the reasons Leeds were there, started the game today against Manchester United.

Elsewhere

• ESPN: The USMNT’s 2026 World Cup To-Do List, Ranked by Urgency.

• Barcelona are in talks to bring in Marcus Rashford on a season-long loan.

• Arsenal have signed Chelsea winger Noni Madueke for £48.5 million.

• Liverpool winger Luis Diaz has told the club he wants to go to Bayern Munich.

• Are Nottingham Forest in on Jadon Sancho?

• USMNT/Norwich City striker Josh Sargent is headed to Wolfsburg.

• Check out Former Arsenal Great/Real Betis’ Hector Bellerin’s reading list.

• Flamengo’s Under-20 team took Erik Ten Hag’s Bayer Leverkusen out behind the woodshed yesterday.

What To Watch: Saturday

• 9am (Central): Pre-Season Friendly: Hansa Rostock v Aston Villa. ESPN+

• 11am: Pre-Season Friendly: FSV Frankfurt v Eintracht Frankfurt. ESPN+

• 2pm: Women’s European Championship Quarterfinal: France v Germany. Fox.

• 2pm: Pre-Season Friendly: Sunderland v Sevilla. ESPN+

• 8pm: Liga MX: Leon v Guadalajara. Univision.

• 10:05pm: Liga MX: Atlas v Cruz Azul. Univision.