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Leeds United fans will be impressed by how well their side has dealt with adversity so far this season, as Daniel Farke had to pick up the pieces from a number of high profile departures this summer, and form a new-look Whites XI capable of challenging near the top of the Championship.

Leeds United fans will be impressed by how well their side has dealt with adversity so far this season, as Daniel Farke had to pick up the pieces from a number of high profile departures this summer, and form a new-look Whites XI capable of challenging near the top of the Championship.

It seems as though the signings in through the door this summer have been thought about methodically too, away from Leeds’ recent Premier League past when rash purchases entered the building and flopped, with new summer buy Largie Ramazani opening his Whites account this weekend just gone away at Cardiff City.

Moreover, the likes of Ao Tanaka and Manor Solomon have equally looked comfortable at the level when thrown into action, with the German well aware that he will need to utilise his full squad to stand a chance at promotion.

Whilst these new faces look as if they’re settling in well, other purchases from Leeds’ not-so-distant Premier League days never managed to win over the hardened Elland Road masses, including this expensive £20m buy back in 2022.

Tyler Adams’ transfer to Leeds

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Tyler Adams would arrive in Leeds in the same hectic summer transfer window that saw the likes of Luis Sinisterra, Maximilian Wober and many others join for mega bucks from luxurious European outfits, with the hype surrounding all these lavish buys through the roof.

Many saw the American midfielder as a natural successor to Kalvin Phillips as well, who was moved on that hectic window to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, with those who were expecting the world of the ex-RB Leipzig man on his arrival severely let down with what they actually got.

He was also meant to be a smart pick-up owing to his former connections to then Leeds boss Jesse Marsch, with the pair having spent time with each other at New York Red Bulls and RB Leipzig, but not even that affinity could help breathe life into the now 25-year-old’s forgettable time in West Yorkshire.

nstead, Adams’ time at Leeds would pass him by as he had neither the leadership skills nor the tenacity of the departing Phillips to steer his new side away from relegation doom, with his one full campaign playing for the Whites stained by Leeds dropping down to the second tier.

Full Leeds XI for Adams’ Premier League debut
Leeds 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers, August 2022
1. GK – Ilian Meslier
2. RB – Rasmus Kristensen
3. CB – Robin Koch
4. CB – Diego Llorente
5. LB – Pascal Struijk
6. CDM – Marc Roca
7. CDM – Tyler Adams
8. RM – Brenden Aaronson
9. CAM – Rodrigo
10. LM – Jack Harrison
11. ST – Patrick Bamford

The main Leeds lineup has gone through some major changes since Adams’ debut, with six of the starting eleven that comprised the above team now off the Whites roster, but Leeds will at least be pleased they managed to sell on the American dud permanently as opposed to other flops who are only away from Elland Road on loan temporarily.

AFC Bournemouth, despite Adams putting in some unmemorable performances across his 26-game stint in West Yorkshire, decided to buy the struggling 27-year-old for £24m after the Whites had succumbed to their relegation fate, in the hope that they could be the club to get a tune out of the underperforming former Leipzig man.

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