medical within hours as Leeds United agree fee for exit

According to talkSPORT writer Alex Crook, Tyler Adams will have a medical with Bournemouth on Friday before departing Leeds United permanently.

On Friday, August 18, Crook stated through Twitter that the Whites and the Premier League team had reached a deal.

Crook reported earlier this week (14 August) that Bournemouth matched Adams’ £20million release clause at Elland Road after Chelsea backed out of a deal to sign him.

Adams going is a massive blow for Leeds because he was one of the club’s best players last season despite their relegation from the Premier League.

If he hadn’t been injured for most of the campaign then you would imagine that Leeds’ fate could have been different and all the turmoil going on right now wouldn’t be happening.

One advantage is that Leeds should receive a sizable sum of money to put into the team at Elland Road.

Since there haven’t been many new additions this summer, the £20 million gain from the sale of Adams should be used to bring in a new left-back and, ideally, a new striker.

Unfortunately, young players like Joe Gelhardt haven’t yet shown themselves, Georginio Rutter is ineffective, Willy Gnonto wants out of Elland Road, and Patrick Bamford’s ongoing injury problems are too much to bear.