{"id":48282,"date":"2026-06-05T17:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/leeds-uniteds-21g-a-star-nearing-departure-faces-inevitable-decision\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T17:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:59:30","slug":"leeds-uniteds-21g-a-star-nearing-departure-faces-inevitable-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/leeds-uniteds-21g-a-star-nearing-departure-faces-inevitable-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United&#8217;s 21G\/A star nearing departure faces inevitable decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Leeds are planning transfer business in January. (Photo by Michael Regan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hull City star Joe Gerhart, on loan, is rumored to be on the verge of leaving Leeds United permanently this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old was on loan at the Championship club last season, where he scored 15 goals. He has contributed to the team&#8217;s promotion to the Premier League and is expected to join the Tigers permanently. Gerhardt also had six assists along the way.<\/p>\n<p>He has no future at Leeds United and it remains to be seen whether Hull City can secure a deal. According to journalist Belen Cross, there is no way the 24-year-old striker will return to Leeds United and the Tigers will aim to secure a contract.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In the latest update, Cross told The Athletic: &#8220;Hull&#8217;s promotion to the Premier League and Gerhardt&#8217;s success there would suggest a deal could be done, but Leeds will have to see who else likes the forward and how much they are willing to pay. It is difficult to see a route for Gerhardt back to Leeds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hull City will likely consider signing the player for a reasonable fee. He has been outstanding for them and it makes sense for them to keep the 24-year-old at the club for the long term. His quality will be needed in the final third next season.<\/p>\n<p>Gerhard, on the other hand, wants to quickly sort out his future and concentrate on his football. A permanent move to Hull City would be ideal for him. He will likely be able to play regularly in the top league next season.<\/p>\n<p>This attacker is at the peak of his career and needs to play regularly at a high level. Playing the Tigers in the Premier League would be ideal for all parties.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds are planning transfer business in January. (Photo by Michael Regan\/Getty Images) Hull City star Joe Gerhart, on loan, is rumored to be on the verge of leaving Leeds United permanently this summer. The 24-year-old was on loan at the Championship club last season, where he scored 15 goals. He has contributed to the team&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-48282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48282","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=48282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}