Beren Cross

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Beren Cross

Leeds United's players might be on holiday, but that does not mean the intrigue around Elland Road has come to an end. After promotion to the Premier League, plenty of questions need answering. The Athletic decided to ask our Leeds subscribers what they wanted to know, with correspondent Beren Cross teed up to answer them. Questions poured in around transfer policy, share issues, internal promotions and pre-season plans. Beren has answered a selection of the questions below.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Beren Cross

Last week, Leeds United opened up its Centenary Pavilion for the latest exhibition around its plans for Elland Road's redevelopment. Across two days, supporters had 15 hours to assess literature, displays, a video simulation and a 3D model of how the stadium will look. Questions could be put to club representatives, and, crucially, there were dropboxes for feedback to be left about the proposals.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Beren Cross

On the wall of a pet shop in a quiet corner of Leeds, there is something of a shrine dedicated to Leeds United. There are framed photographs of Liam Cooper, Luke Ayling, Pablo Hernandez and Gary Speed celebrating with David Batty after clinching 1992's First Division title. If you get close enough, you will also see a framed letter from the club's lauded one-time head coach Marcelo Bielsa. It was sent to Arron Lambert, the shop's owner, in January 2022, a month before the Argentinian was sacked.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Beren Cross |Matt Slater

Leeds United's owners will issue around £120million ($160m) worth of new shares in the club ahead of their return to the Premier League. Investors have been told the nine-figure influx will be put towards Elland Road's redevelopment and this summer's transfer window. According to sources, who spoke to The Athletic under the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, senior figures in the ownership group reached out to shareholders in the days after promotion was secured.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Beren Cross

Sitting in a Toulouse hotel room last July, Charlie Cresswell was struggling to get his head around it all. The then 21-year-old was with his father and agent, Richard, putting the pieces together for a new direction in his career. Before taking the final decision to transfer from Leeds United to the club in south-west France, Cresswell admits he was scared. English football was all he had ever known.