{"id":627318,"date":"2023-08-29T03:44:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=627318"},"modified":"2023-08-29T03:44:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:44:56","slug":"leeds-united-glen-kamara-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/29\/leeds-united-glen-kamara-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Negotiations Now at the Final Stages\u2019: Leeds United Now Very Close to Capturing \u2018Monster\u2019 Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1695720868687826983?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, Leeds United are very close to wrapping up the signing of Rangers midfielder, Glen Kamara. The Championship side have been following the player for a while and the deal is now imminent and could be completed in the coming week.<\/p>\n<h2>Leeds Submit Official Bid for Glen Kamara<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leeds United have submitted official bid for Glen Kamara. Negotiations now at the final stages with Rangers \u26aa\ufe0f\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddee <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Deal expected to be completed next week, player has already accepted. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hLml09gIRG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/hLml09gIRG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1695720868687826983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Negotiations Have Reached the Final Stages<\/h3>\n<p>The Yorkshire-based club have submitted an official bid to Rangers for their midfielder, Kamara, according to Romano. The English side have lost their star midfielder, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1693171821258924244?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Adams<\/a> to Bournemouth this summer. They are looking for a replacement to fill the void left by the USMNT international and the Finland midfielder is one of the prime candidates for the Whites.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong>: BREAKING!!! Leeds United Closing in on Major Signing That Farke Wants!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BREAKING!!! Leeds United Closing in on Major Signing That Farke Wants!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jTQApLiX0c4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Italian journalist revealed that the player has already accepted the move from Scottish side to England. According to reports, negotiations have now entered final stages between the clubs and the deal could be wrapped up in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Farke is looking to take his team back into the Premier League after a disappointing campaign last season saw the club get relegated to English football&#8217;s second tier. The manager hopes that the Finnish midfielder will help his side in the bid for promotion.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Is Glen Kamara?<\/h3>\n<p>The 27-year-old midfielder is a product of Arsenal&#8217;s youth academy and has played for the Gunners at various youth levels before earning a permanent move to Scottish side Dundee FC, where he made his first senior appearance. The midfielder moved to Rangers in the winter transfer window of 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/24\/leeds-united-nadiem-amiri-bayer-leverkusen\/\" target=\"_self\">After Piroe \u2013 Leeds United Now Closing in on \u00a347k-Per-Week Signing Daniel Farke Loves<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Finland international has spent most of his career playing as a defensive midfielder. However, last season he was deployed in a more attacking role on the left side of the midfield three. The former Dundee man is a combative midfielder which has led to some outlets labeling him a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/rangers-glen-kamara-future-transfer-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">monster<\/a>&#8221; midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>Kamara is very accurate with his passes and is a calm presence on the ball. His biggest asset is his versatility, he can play as a defensive midfielder as well as a central midfielder in a double-pivot or a three-man midfield.<\/p>\n<p>Featured image: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Arne_M%C3%BCseler\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arne Museler<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/de\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Fabrizio Romano, Leeds United are very close to wrapping up the signing of Rangers midfielder, Glen Kamara. The Championship side have been following the player for a while and the deal is now imminent and could be completed in the coming week. 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