Leeds United are just three days away from returning to action, with Friday's trip to Watford signalling the start of the Championship promotion run-in. Daniel Farke's men have been top of the table since beating Millwall earlier this month and have eight games left to stay there. A number of Leeds stars have been away on international duty over the past week or so but will start to trickle back into Thorp Arch as preparations step up for the final weeks of the campaign.
5million move from Chelsea in 2021, Bate has only made five senior appearances for Leeds but has racked up 15 appearances already at MK Dons, who are chasing automatic promotion. The technical midfielder is making a great impression at Stadium MK and could now be rewarded. Ollie Pickles has been tipped as the next Leeds academy star and is already thought to be attracting 'admiring glances' from top Premier League clubs.