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Leeds United news as Whites suffer potential blow in hunt for new manager

Here are the latest Leeds United morning headlines on Monday, June 12.

Leeds United-linked Brendan Rodgers 'holds talks with Celtic'

Leeds United could be set for a blow in their hunt for a new head coach as the Mail report that Brendan Rodgers has held talks with Celtic over their vacant mangerial position.

With 49ers Enterprise's takeover confirmed, the Whites can now look to step up their search for a new boss and the former Liverpool and Leicester City chief was one of several names to be linked with the post.

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But this report claims that Rodgers could make an emotional return to Celtic after he left the club during the 2018-19 season after undergoing talks with the club's chief executive Michael Nicholson and finance director Chris McKay in Mallorca on Saturday.

Celtic are looking for a replacement for Ange Postecoglou, who joined Tottenham Hotspur last week. Daniel Farke, who is among the bookies' favourite for the Leeds job, has also been linked with the Parkhad vacancy, with Sky Germany claiming he has also held initial talks with the Scottish Premiership champions.

Leeds United unlikely to replicate Gnonto coup but can reinvest next year

Wilfried Gnonto's arrival at Elland Road last summer and following success may well go down as Victor Orta's parting gift to Leeds United. A silver lining from an otherwise disappointing campaign.

The Whites' relegation to the Championship means a number of influential players will likely leave the club this summer and Gnonto is among that list. Serie A giants Juventus have been linked with a move for the rising star and have already made contact with the player's agent, according to recent reports.

Very few - including the Whites' recruitment staff - would have predicted a season quite like for Gnonto in his first year in English football. Leeds moved to sign the Italian international ahead of schedule and thrust him into the deep end after being impressed with his performances since moving from FC Zurich.

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D-day approaches for Leeds United's Charlie Cresswell

Charlie Cresswell will find out if he is involved in this summer's U21 European Championship on Wednesday after the Leeds United man was called up for England's pre-tournament training camp.

The 20-year-old defender linked up with the Young Lions provisional squad for the camp last week, and is one of four centre-halves who were invited to train with the others being Manchester City's Taylor Harwood-Bellis (on loan at Burnley), Chelsea's Levi Colwill (on loan at Brighton) and Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite (on loan at PSV).

U21 coach Lee Carsley will name his final squad on June 14 for the tournament which is being staged in Romania and Georgia and which gets under way on June 21. England have been drawn in Group C for the initial stage of the tournament along with Germany, Israel, and the Czech Republic.

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