Joe Rothwell became Leeds United’s second outfield addition of the summer transfer season when they announced his arrival earlier this week.
The center midfielder, who signed ahead of Joe Rodon for the 2024–25 season, is the second player to join the team on a season-long loan from Premier League team Bournemouth.
When Rothwell was on loan at St. Mary’s in the second half of the previous season, he was a member of the Southampton team that won promotion out of the Championship by defeating Leeds in the play-off final.
With 16 league games under his belt, the 29-year-old maestro scored four goals for the Saints. He might try to provide an attacking spark from midfield to the team.
Now that Glen Kamara may be a dream partner for Rothwell, Leeds needs to make sure they don’t make a major mistake during the summer transfer window.
Following discussions with his representatives, Ligue 1 team Rennes has reportedly made a contract offer to the Finland international, according to a recent report from Football Insider.
After those talks between the club and the players, the publication stated that there has been “momentum” for a transfer to the French team.
Leeds is only prepared to pay a “significant” sum to cash in on the former Arsenal youth prospect, according to the report. It’s unclear how much exactly they would consider to be a sizable sum of money.
Rothwell, on the other hand, scored an eye-catching four goals from midfield in just 16 games, starting only four of them, whereas Kamara failed to score once.
In 36 Championship starts for Blackburn Rovers in 2021/22, the new Leeds acquisition assisted 10 goals, created ten ‘big chances’, and averaged 1.7 critical passes per game, demonstrating that he has the ability to be a quality creator as well.
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