{"id":593595,"date":"2021-06-09T11:49:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T15:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=593595"},"modified":"2021-06-09T11:49:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T15:49:43","slug":"tyler-roberts-new-contract-leeds-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/09\/tyler-roberts-new-contract-leeds-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Roberts Signs New Contract With Leeds United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/01\/season-of-ups-and-downs-for-leeds-united-on-their-return-to-the-premier-league\/\" target=\"_self\">Leeds United<\/a> have confirmed that Tyler Roberts has penned a new three-year deal with the club, opting to remain at Elland Road until 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The versatile 22-year-old has become a popular player during Marcelo Bielsa&#8217;s time with the club.<\/p>\n<h2>Tyler Roberts Agrees New Deal With Leeds United<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LUFC<\/a> is pleased to announce Tyler Roberts has signed a new contract<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leeds United (@LUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LUFC\/status\/1402641638376288258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Development at Elland Road<\/h3>\n<p>Similar to his Leeds teammates, Roberts&#8217; career has developed impressively while Bielsa has been in charge.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old joined the club in January 2018 for a fee in the region of \u00a32.5 million. However, due to injury it would not be until the following season that he would make his debut for the Yorkshire side.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts enjoyed a successful season with the club, despite them falling short in the Championship play-off semi-finals; he scored three goals and registered five assists during Bielsa&#8217;s first campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The Welshman has been used in a variety of positions during the Argentine&#8217;s time with the club. Roberts has been utilised as an attacking midfielder, but has also been able to operate as a forward, from out wide or even from a deeper central midfield role.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">However, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/03\/west-bromwich-albion-season\/\" target=\"_self\">West Bromwich Albion<\/a> man may be used as a squad player this season. He made 13 of his 27 appearances in the Premier League from the bench last season, and with Leeds facing a second campaign in the Premier League, he may see his minutes on the pitch decrease.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said?<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking about his new contract to the <a href=\"http:\/\/lufc.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leeds United website<\/a>, Roberts said: &#8220;To be rewarded and go into the future with this club is definitely a proud moment for me and a great feeling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last season was a season full of ups, nobody outside of our team and Leeds expected us to do that well really.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was a lot of talk before the season about how our style wouldn\u2019t work and what was going to happen, but the boys were great and we kept at it, we have a great manager who trusts in the way that we play and it showed in our performances this season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was great to be a part of it, playing in the big games and battling with the best, was a great experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Roberts started his career further up the pitch, he struggled for goals last season, registering just the once as Leeds finished ninth in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>That goal came against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/03\/southampton-season-review\/\" target=\"_self\">Southampton<\/a> in their final away game of the season, and Roberts is hoping to improve that tally.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was nice to get that monkey off my back, a little bit later than I expected, but I finally got there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Next season I\u2019m looking to kick on and keep getting into those areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to get more goals and become an even more important part of the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited to see the fans back in the stadium next season, I\u2019ll be working hard to make sure I\u2019m at my best and to show them even more than I have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"IyoL5V2OSz1TLDvil2zeNA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1232944592\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'IyoL5V2OSz1TLDvil2zeNA',sig:'_f1eem80EBcQqtNmYExXv8Ogq0xDrCCQ9Uq1kvmdpHs=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1232944592',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds United have confirmed that Tyler Roberts has penned a new three-year deal with the club, opting to remain at Elland Road until 2024. 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