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Leeds United and West Ham could miss out on wing-back starlet, Barnsley step up chase for teenage sensation

Leeds United's solid 2020/21 campaign continued earlier in the week, when they powered past Newcastle United with a well-deserved 2-1 win at St James' Park.

The results sees the Whites sitting 12th in the table, but the tightly-packed nature of the division means they could easily move into the top half in the comings weeks.While Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa has been insistent that their won't be any new arrivals in the January transfer window, a number of transfer rumours have linked the Whites with fresh signings throughout the month.Meanwhile, down in the Championship, Barnsley threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Cardiff City last night, in Mick McCarthy's first game in charge of the Bluebirds.Speaking after the game, Tykes boss Valerien Ismael criticised the referee for awarding the visitors a cheap free-kick from which they scored. He claimed: "We controlled the game, we controlled the second balls and it was clear to see."For sure the turning point was the mistake from the referee. If you give Cardiff set-pieces it's like a penalty for this team because it's very difficult to defend - Cardiff came back from this, we lost control of the game.”Here's our latest round-up of the news and transfer talk involving Leeds United, Barnsley, and a number of other clubs from the top two tiers in Yorkshire and beyond: