Leeds United

Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani has pledged to work with Jesse Marsch next season after the American ensured their Premier League survival.

Leeds fired Marcelo Bielsa in February as defeats began to mount and their relentless, all-out attacking approach meant the side were leaking goals. "As a board we will work hard with Jesse Marsch this summer to improve the squad and find a way to deliver the kind of performances you all deserve. "This has been a painful season for everyone, from the board to the fans in the stands, the changing room to the ticket office, it has been a battle," wrote Radrizzani in a message to supporters.

Leeds United are reported to have turned down an opening £46m bid from Barcelona for the Raphinha transfer following their Premier League safety.

“As a board we will work hard with Jesse Marsch this summer to improve the squad. But the onus now is very much on Barcelona to find a way to tempt Leeds to sell. And they report that Leeds will hold out for a fee nearer to the £63m mark. The Whites went into the final match of the season in the bottom three and needing to better Burnley’s result to survive. The winger has enjoyed an excellent season, scoring 11 goals and weighing in with three assists. Indeed, the club did not want any distractions putting them off from their task in hand: survival.

Leeds were able to secure their Premier League status on the final day of the season.

At the bottom the economic disappointment is devastating, watching what’s happening at Burnley now, a buy-out, leveraging £75m to be paid back very quickly and Leeds would’ve been in significant danger or trouble as well from finances side of things. He was also quick to admit his surprise at Leeds coming away from Brentford with all three points after the Bees’ form in the second half of the season. Gary Neville has heaped praise on Leeds United for handling the pressure situation of a final day relegation scrap.

Keith Hackett has insisted that Leeds United were "lucky" not to have their winner disallowed in the huge 2-1 victory over Brentford on Sunday afternoon.

“I think that’s why it wasn’t [disallowed], but he is in the line of sight, he’s lucky not to be given offside. We’re delighted to welcome former Premier League referee Keith Hackett to the MOT Leeds News team. Leeds would have stayed in the Premier League without that goal in the end, with Burnley losing to Newcastle in an amazing 24 hours for the Whites.

A Leeds United fan 'can't walk or work' after he shattered his heel jumping in to the Thames to celebrate Premier League survival.

"I knew as soon as I hit the bottom I was in trouble, getting back out was a real challenge not being able to stand. "We’d just left the ground and walked down the river to a pub, there was a bit of goading going on but as I’m not a good swimmer, I said I’d find somewhere to jump in where I know I can get back out, it looked deep from the bank but turns out it wasn’t. Johnnie Matthews, 36, said the decision to jump into the water - which was only a few feet deep - wasn't "his cleverest idea".

The Whites secured their Premier League status by virtue of a 2-1 win over a Brentford side that finished the game with nine men, as Newcastle United ...

Immediately prior to kick-off, Kalvin Phillips made a point of going over to the Leeds fans in the corner and sharing a moment of mutual appreciation. The subbed Greenwood took some flak from home fans as he made his way back around the pitch perimetre and opened his arms wide, not caring a jot. Forshaw stood up from his position on the bench and motioned frantically for calm. His attempt to get in Raphinha's head before the penalty was as blatant as it was unsuccessful. He's always involved in the drama when it comes to Leeds. Scored a really lovely goal and then took two daft yellow cards, one for his celebrations and one for wiping out Raphinha on the touchline, to leave his team with a two-man disadvantage. Having remained in the shadow of his good friend Joe Gelhardt for a large part of this season, this was his big moment and he did himself proud. Andrea Radrizzani clearly had some nervous energy to burn off as he wandered around the technical areas long before kick-off, engaging various members of staff in conversation. It was an incongruous sight, given the requirement to wear them has been lifted. He was dangerous, earned a penalty and scored it in one of the most intense moments of his career. That's two underwhelming seasons of struggle and inconsistency in a row since signing for £27m. Greenwood over Mateusz Klich was a big call - even if the American insisted it was an easy one - and it paid off. His performance wasn't enough and it was left to other Brentford attackers to cause the bulk of the problems.