, Leeds United hold off on offering new deal to Berardi – promotion dependent

Leeds United hold off on offering new deal to Berardi – promotion dependent

31-year-old former Switzerland international Berardi was one of the very first wave of Italy-based players brought over by former Leeds owner Massimo Cellino in a ‘better the devil you know’ transfer strategy by the madcap Italian. However, he has been the only one of Cellino’s deals to strike a chord with United fans due to his combative, ‘guts ‘n glory’ approach and playing style.

Yes, the red cards have been there but Berardi has spilled blood for the Whites cause on more than one occasion. It is this approach, plus his ability to play across the backline that has endeared him to Leeds United fans since his 2014 arrival at Elland Road in what has been a £90,000 bargain.

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Since his arrival, Berardi has gone on to make 148 appearances for the Whites, scoring two goals and providing seven assists. However, Football Insider’s Veysey writes that the Whites are “continuing to hold off on offering” the popular defender a new deal until they are certain of which league they will play in next season.

Berardi’s current deal is up in the summer and he has been free to sign a pre-contract deal with overseas clubs since the closing of January’s winter window. However, no movement has been made on that front and Veysey notes that a ‘Leeds source’ “has told Football Insider” that the West Yorkshire club “have no immediate plans” to rush into offering him a new deal at Elland Road.

As Veysey indicates, the offering of a new contract “will depend on whether Leeds are playing in the Premier League or the second tier next season” with this view possibly indicating that the club does not see him as a viable player for the top-tier.

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