Saturday Morning Hot Links

Leeds United

• Bayern Munich Manager/Former Manchester City Great Vincent Kompany says new Leeds striker Lukas Nmecha has “no noticeable weakness.” Great! I will pencil him in for 40 goals this season.

• TeamTalk’s James Pennington has a profile on what new defender Jaka Bijol brings to Leeds United.

• Southampton owner Dragan Solak says goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale “will likely leave” the relegated club this summer, opening the door for Leeds United, who desperately need a goalkeeper.

• Leeds United narrowly missed out on new Liverpool signee Milos Kerkez in January 2023.

• Former Leeds United CEO Angus Kinnear has brought Leeds United Transfer Guru Nick Hammond to Everton.

Elsewhere

• The weather is turning into a major story line, not just for this year’s Club World Cup, but for next year’s World Cup, as well.

• Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson just loves getting Red Cards.

• Absolute Scenes during an ordinary 6-0 Benfica win over amateur side Auckland City as Benfica’s Orkun Kokcu yelled and confronted former Wolves manager Bruno Lage for substituting him.

• Opta: Why Florian Wirtz will be worth the massive transfer fee.

• Crystal Palace/England defender Marc Guehi will only move to Liverpool if he’s guaranteed a starting spot.

• Monaco are for some reason interested in Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana. Monaco are also interested in Paul Pogba, but will face stiff competition from Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad.

• Manager Nuno Espirito Santo has signed a three-year extension at Nottingham Forest.

• CBC: A retired academic/journalist may have found the original weird photo from The Shining.

• Wired: Zines are taking the power back from social media.

What To Watch: Saturday

• 6pm (Central): Gold Cup: Curacao v Canada. FS1.

• 8pm: Club World Cup: River Plate v Monterrey. TruTV/TNT.

• 9pm: Gold Cup: El Salvador v Honduras. FS1.