Wednesday Morning Hot Links

Italy was tied or ahead for 118 minutes of yesterday’s Semifinal, fell asleep on a penalty kick, and are now at home. Brutal.

Leeds United

• The Yorkshire Evening Post’s Graham Smyth reports that Leeds are still interested in Igor Paixao, but do have options “at the same level” as Paixao, in a shot across Feyenoord’s bow. Marseille have offered £24 million to Feyenoord for Paixao, but talks are at a “standstill.”

• Mateo Joseph has told manager Daniel Farke that he wants to leave, and he wants to go to Spain. Leeds are hoping they can loan out Mateo Joseph for this season and sell him at a much higher price next summer.

• Here are the highlights of Leeds’ closed-door friendly with SC Verl.

• Graeme Bailey says that Tottenham’s Manor Solomon could still end up with Leeds later this summer after Tottenham plays a couple of games with him on the bench.

• Mehdi Taremi and Inter Milan have a verbal agreement on his departure from the Champions League runners-up, and Leeds are interested in the 33-year old striker.

• New defender Jaka Bijol says his suspension for the Everton game on August 18 is “crazy,” and he is correct.

Elsewhere

• England will play today’s winner of Spain/Germany in the Women’s European Championships on Sunday. Surely England are out of lives after yesterday’s madness? England manager Sarina Wiegman is the first manager to reach five international finals in a row.

• Can we finally put an end to the Viktor Gyokeres stupidity?

• Erik Ten Hag will not let Granit Xhaka leave Bayer Leverkusen for Sunderland, or anyone else, which feels akin to a hostage situation but Ten Hag did so well at Manchester United that who am I to judge him?

• Alexander Isak wants £300,000/week to stay at Newcastle. Newcastle are preparing a £30 million bid for Brentford’s Yoane Wissa.

• Nottingham Forest are pissed at Tottenham for how they handled the approach for Morgan Gibbs-White, and want to sell him to literally anyone else.

• Opta: Will Marcus Rashford boost Barcelona?

What To Watch: Wednesday

• 2pm: Women’s European Championships Semifinal: Germany v Spain. Fox

• 8pm: MLS All-Stars v Liga MX All-Stars. Prime Video.