00:00Leeds United will be without marquee summer signing Yaka Bajol when they host Everton on the opening weekend of the new Premier League season.
00:10The newly promoted championship winners welcome the Toffees to Elham Road on Monday, August 18th,
00:17but Bajol will be suspended due to a red card he received on the final day of last season while playing for Udinese in Serie A.
00:24The £50m centre-back brought in to strengthen Daniel Farker's back line, picked up two yellow cards in Udinese's 3-2 loss to Florentina,
00:34with the winning goal coming from ex-Everton forward Moyes Keane.
00:38Despite his excitement about facing Everton, Bajol will have to wait to make his Leeds debut and the band must be served in the Premier League.
00:47The situation is reminiscent of Everton's last trip to Elham Road in 2022 when Neil Maupai was ruled ineligible.
00:54It's also registration rules and a bank holiday.
00:57The club had believed Maupai could feature after missing the Brentford game,
01:02only to discover that the bank holiday Monday delayed his registration.
01:07Meanwhile, Leeds winger Jack Harrison is attracting summer interest from both his loan club Everton and Burnley.
01:14Harrison, who spent the last two seasons on loan at Goodison Park, is reportedly available for transfer,
01:20with the Whites willing to listen to offers around £10m.
01:23The 28-year-old has a release calls in his contract which runs until 2028,
01:29and sources suggest he would become a permanent return to Merseyside.
01:34David Moyes has already bolstered his squad with Tino Barry and Carlos Alcaraz,
01:39and could see Harrison as a useful, familiar option.
01:42Burnley are also monitoring the situation, though Scott Parker may need to offload players first.
01:48Leeds Live reports there are doubts over Harrison's inclusion in the club's pre-season tour
01:54to Stockholm, with no competitive appearances since May 2023.
02:00Leeds and Everton remain active in the market, with key decisions still to come.
02:05Both clubs are looking to balance ambition with early season stability
02:08and momentum ahead of their highly anticipated Premier League opener.
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