{"id":533089,"date":"2023-10-26T11:37:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T10:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=533089"},"modified":"2023-10-26T14:33:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T13:33:46","slug":"agbonlahor-tells-leeds-united-to-raid-championship-rivals-in-january-after-what-hes-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/agbonlahor-tells-leeds-united-to-raid-championship-rivals-in-january-after-what-hes-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"Agbonlahor tells Leeds United to raid Championship rivals in January after what he&#8217;s seen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Gabby Agbonlahor has urged Leeds United to &#8220;spend big&#8221; on several &#8220;experienced Championship players&#8221; and &#8220;Premier League players who aren&#8217;t getting a game&#8221; in January to rocket their promotion chances.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former Aston Villa striker, speaking exclusively to <strong>Football Insider<\/strong>, claimed signing top second-tier players on short-term deals could be key in returning to the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leeds fell to a 1-0 away defeat at Stoke on Wednesday (25 October), already leaving them nine points adrift of second-place Ipswich Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u23f9\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LUFC<\/a> fall to a 1-0 defeat at the bet365 Stadium <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aztabyf3Rv\">pic.twitter.com\/aztabyf3Rv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Leeds United (@LUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LUFC\/status\/1717285607255253251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Leicester, who were relegated with the Whites last season, lead the pack with 36 points &#8211; 14 more than Daniel Farke&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Yorkshire giants lost a number of key men in the summer window but brought no fewer than nine players in to compensate for those losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among those new signings is striker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/joel-piroe\/profil\/spieler\/369962\">Joel Piroe<\/a>, who is the Whites&#8217; top scorer with five league goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, Agbonlahor believes Leeds need more in January to strengthen their promotion credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He told <strong>Football Insider<\/strong>\u2019s Ewan Kingsbury: <em>\u201cI would go and spend big in January.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cPremier League players who aren\u2019t getting a game, but also experienced Championship players.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cSometimes you have to have two teams. You need a side to get you into the Premier League, and then you end up scrapping them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cGo and get experienced Championship players from the other top sides. They\u2019ve got the money.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1366250376_1200x824-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"Leeds United\" class=\"wp-image-441847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1366250376_1200x824-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1366250376_1200x824-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1366250376_1200x824-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1366250376_1200x824-1140x783.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1366250376_1200x824-750x515.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1366250376_1200x824.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cGive them short-term contracts so you don\u2019t end up tied down to big deals.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThey\u2019ve got to be clever in January to make sure they get over the line.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-leeds-united-set-for-20m-payout-15-months-after-deal-agreed\/\">Leeds set for \u00a320m+ payout 15 months after deal agreed.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabby Agbonlahor has urged Leeds United to &#8220;spend big&#8221; on several &#8220;experienced Championship players&#8221; and &#8220;Premier League players who aren&#8217;t getting a game&#8221; in January to rocket their promotion chances. 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