It doesn’t come as a surprise to see Tyler Roberts reportedly on the verge of leaving Leeds United for pastures new this summer. The Wales international was always going to struggle for game time at Elland Road next season and it seems as though a fresh start away from the club is on the cards.
According to The Athletic, Roberts is close to joining Championship side Birmingham City on a permanent deal. It’s a move that would see Roberts make the move back to the second city, where he spent much of his childhood, and he will be keen to reignite his career after a testing spell with the Whites.
Roberts was deemed to be surplus to requirements at Leeds last summer after failing to effectively prove his worth in the top flight and a loan move to QPR followed. Unfortunately, due to a series of injuries the forward never really managed to find any sort of momentum in west London and that spell ultimately came to an end last month, with Roberts having made just 18 league appearances.
