Thursday Morning Hot Links
Leeds United
Jaka Bijol has passed his medical. Yorkshire Evening Post’s Graham Smyth explains that the Bijol signing is significant as he’s a 6’4” center back who wins a lot of first contact, to pair with Joe Rodon and Pascal Struijk.
Aston Villa just may let midfielder Emi Buendia go at a cheaper price, and Strasbourg has said they won’t stand in the way of Habib Diarra’s move to the Premier League (though that may not be Leeds United).
Talks are apparently ongoing with Juventus about Leeds buying (or loaning, then buying next summer) Douglas Luiz.
Lecce forward Nikola Krstovic is “not a Leeds target” right now, as he has a ton of interest among Italian teams.
Ao Tanaka and Dan James have been shortlisted for EFL Championship Player of the Year.
Elsewhere
ESPN: Is Borussia Dortmund’s talent-factory sustainable?
Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez is open to joining Napoli. BBC: Can Napoli dominate Europe with a team full of discarded Premier League players?
Thomas Partey is set to leave Arsenal after contract negotiations stalled out.
Kylian Mbappe is in the hospital with gastroenteritis. Probably bowels is loose.
The president decided to ask visiting Juventus players (including Weston McKennie) their opinions about transgender players.
Wired: Seven ways to limit your endless doomscrolling.
What To Watch: Thursday
2pm (Central): Club World Cup: Inter Miami vs FC Porto. TNT/TruTV
5:45pm: Gold Cup: Trinidad & Tobago vs Haiti. FS1.
8:15pm: Gold Cup: USMNT vs Saudi Arabia. FS1.