Arsenal interested in Leeds gem Archie Gray despite Brentford medical update

However, it had appeared that those circus years were firmly behind the club, especially with the expertise and financial strength of 49ers Enterprises having their hands on the pursestrings.

Chairman Paraag Marathe told BBC Radio Leeds that he couldn’t rule out selling Gray to assuage PSR concerns, but the fact that a deal to Brentford (or Arsenal) has come so close to the deadline suggests that all was not as well as the club had indicated [BBC Radio Leeds, 29 May].

Red Bull’s record-breaking sponsorship deal was also pitched as an investment which could prevent this kind of sale from happening, but it appears that the most gut-wrenching of all departures is imminent, and the Crown Jewels are once again heading elsewhere [Last Word on Sports, 30 May].