Friday Morning Hot Links

Aug 1

There is real actual football being played this month, in both senses of the word “football.”

Leeds United

New title/relegation odds are out! Click here to see where your team is (or isn’t). Notably, they have Newcastle United 3rd and Manchester City 8th (which feels backwards, to me). More notably for this blog’s purposes: Leeds - like last time - sit at 18th, with 5:4 odds to get sent straight back down to the Championship.
My extremely unbiased opinion is that Leeds finish 15th - ahead of West Ham, Wolves, Brentford, Burnley, and Sunderland.
Sunderland have taken on Leeds-linked Chelsea striker Marc Guiu on a season-long loan.
Check out the Leeds United official match preview as they take on Villareal tomorrow at 9am Central.
Leeds United have checked in on recently-relegated Leicester City’s attacking midfielder Bilal El Khannouss.
Opta: How the three promoted teams are shaping up this summer.

Elsewhere

Newcastle United have rejected Liverpool’s opening bid for Alexander Isak.
RB Leipzig are interested in Manchester United’s Rasmus Hojlund as part of a swap deal for Benjamin Sesko.
How Tottenham already look better under Thomas Frank.
The EFL (English Football League) have significant concerns that Sheffield Wednesday (founded: 1867) will be able to actually play their scheduled matches in the Championship this season due to too few players and an inability to make payroll.
5th-Tier Morecambe (founded: 1920) will collapse in 72 hours if someone doesn’t come in and buy them.
Meet the Michelin-Starred Chef raising the team meal game at Sunderland.

What To Watch: Friday

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