{"id":28806,"date":"2025-11-26T05:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T10:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/leeds-put-striker-on-their-shortlist-after-an-exciting-breakthrough-in-recent-weeks\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T05:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T10:09:34","slug":"leeds-put-striker-on-their-shortlist-after-an-exciting-breakthrough-in-recent-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/leeds-put-striker-on-their-shortlist-after-an-exciting-breakthrough-in-recent-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds put striker on their shortlist after an exciting breakthrough in recent weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/leeds-put-striker-on-their-shortlist-after-an-exciting-breakthrough-in-recent-weeks\/#Troy_Parrott_on_Leeds_shortlist_for_striker\" >Troy Parrott on Leeds&#8217; shortlist for striker<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/leeds-put-striker-on-their-shortlist-after-an-exciting-breakthrough-in-recent-weeks\/#Leeds_are_involved_in_one_of_the_biggest_transfer_battles_in_history_for_the_England_midfielder\" >Leeds are involved in one of the biggest transfer battles in history for the England midfielder<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/leeds-put-striker-on-their-shortlist-after-an-exciting-breakthrough-in-recent-weeks\/#Perfect_for_Parrott_Leeds_could_sack_Farke_as_%E2%80%98world-class_4-3-3_manager\" >Perfect for Parrott: Leeds could sack Farke as &#8216;world-class&#8217; 4-3-3 manager<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Leeds United have made a big move to sign AZ Alkmaar and Republic of Ireland international striker Troy Parrott.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Parrott has become a national hero for Ireland in recent weeks, producing a number of goal-scoring heroics during the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, scoring five goals in two games.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old scored the vital goal against Hungary, sealing a place in next year&#8217;s play-offs. Ray Horton waxed lyrical about his influence.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;In moments like that, you&#8217;re actually trying to find the right words to express how you feel. If you&#8217;re a former player, you know what&#8217;s at stake, what they&#8217;ve been through, and when you go through tough times, you want to remember more of the good times, and that means a lot to you.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We knew Troy was a young man who was going to be a sensational talent. He went to Spurs as a kid, made his debut at 17, and had a lot going for him, but it didn&#8217;t go the way everyone expected. He had to reinvent himself as a player, so he&#8217;s going to play for his country and see the joy of what he&#8217;s done and hope it inspires the next generation of players.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Leeds were rumored to be involved in a move aimed at bringing Parrott back to England, but there have now been developments in the situation.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"troy-parrott-now-moving-up-leeds-striker-shortlist\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Troy_Parrott_on_Leeds_shortlist_for_striker\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Troy Parrott on Leeds&#8217; shortlist for striker<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to a new report from <em>talk sports<\/em>According to Alex Crook, Leeds currently have Parrott &#8220;high on their list&#8221; of attacking options. Both Los Blancos and Wolves are keen to sign him in 2026 on an &#8216;inter-club&#8217; basis, with his current club demanding up to \u00a320m for his contract.<\/p>\n<p>Parrott is a man of the moment, and his stock has never been higher than he has been in his career so far, and he could be a strong signing for Leeds, whether it&#8217;s in the January transfer window or next summer.<\/p>\n<p>Whites supporters will no doubt be hoping for the Irishman to be the former, helping Daniel Farke&#8217;s side avoid relegation from the Premier League to the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Parrott was highly regarded at Tottenham as a young player and was praised by Arkar&#8217;s head coach Maarten Martens, so he is by no means a genius player.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_13\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;Physically, he has become more athletic and stronger. He can perform more in the press. He is a smart player, a team player, technically at a high level. He is also mentally stable. The healthier and stronger he is, the higher the level he will play.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"leeds-united-conor-gallagher-transfer-news-updates\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mixcollage-01-nov-2025-11-41-am-4322.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mixcollage-01-nov-2025-11-41-am-4322.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Leeds_are_involved_in_one_of_the_biggest_transfer_battles_in_history_for_the_England_midfielder\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tLeeds are involved in one of the biggest transfer battles in history for the England midfielder<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">He was able to improve his quality and slot into the midfield.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There is likely to be a battle for Parrott&#8217;s signature between Premier League clubs, but if Leeds can come out on top it could be exciting business, especially given the striker&#8217;s age.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"perfect-for-parrott-leeds-could-sack-farke-for-quot-world-class-quot-4-3-3-manager\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Perfect_for_Parrott_Leeds_could_sack_Farke_as_%E2%80%98world-class_4-3-3_manager\"><\/span>\n            <strong>Perfect for Parrott: Leeds could sack Farke as &#8216;world-class&#8217; 4-3-3 manager<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds United have made a big move to sign AZ Alkmaar and Republic of Ireland international striker Troy Parrott. Parrott has become a national hero for Ireland in recent weeks, producing a number of goal-scoring heroics during the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, scoring five goals in two games. The 23-year-old scored the vital goal against [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[231,1036,40,87,3882,7229,266,4195],"class_list":{"0":"post-28806","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-breakthrough","9":"tag-exciting","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-leeds","12":"tag-put","13":"tag-shortlist","14":"tag-striker","15":"tag-weeks"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}