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Leeds United receive update on defender's future, Middlesbrough braced for defender interest

Leeds United return to action this weekend, when they take on Graham Potter's Brighton & Hove Albion at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon.

Meanwhile, Yorkshire sides Barnsley, Doncaster Rovers, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday have all booked their places in the FA Cup fourth-round, while Huddersfield Town and Rotherham United both crashed out of the competition.

Additionally, clubs continue to plot their transfer business as January window deals gradually trickle through, and it will be fascinating to see which deals go through over the coming weeks.

As always, we've scoured the web to provide you with a round-up of all the latest news and transfer talk from the second tier - scroll down to see the top stories from Yorkshire and elsewhere: