Tottenham Hotspur player Manor Solomon has enjoyed a successful loan spell with Leeds United
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Tottenham Hotspur player Manor Solomon says he will begin talks over his long-term future in the next two or three days after his dramatic goal fired Leeds United to the Championship title on Saturday.
The 25-year-old forward left North London to join the Elland Road outfit on a season-long loan back in August. He has been part of a promotion and title-winning side for Leeds and made a major impact on the final day of the Championship season.
Leeds had secured promotion back to the Premier League with a couple of games to spare but were neck and neck with Burnley for the title heading into the final day. The Clarets were poised to win the second-tier as they were beating Millwall on the final day but Solomon stepped up in the 91st minute to score the winning goal as Leeds came from behind to defeat Plymouth Argyle 2-1 at Home Park. The result moved them to 100 points and clinched the title on goal difference.
Manor Solomon asked about long-term future
With Leeds securing promotion and avoiding the play-offs, it means Solomon has no more games left on his loan and will return to Spurs before his long-term future is sorted. He is under contract at Tottenham until the summer of 2028 but it is unlikely Spurs would want to keep him on board next season.
"I've been only focused on this season so far and let's say two or three days [from now], we'll start talking and see what's happening. I don't know what the future holds but I can just say that I love [the fans]," he said of his future, via the Yorkshire Evening Post.
Of clinching the title for Leeds, he said: "I can't put into words what I'm feeling right now. It's a dream come true for me to score the winning goal and to take this championship. I think throughout this season we showed that we deserve it, we deserve this trophy, we deserve to finish in the first spot and we're super happy. I'm so glad it happened."
Manor Solomon’s season at Leeds
The Yorkshire Evening posted handed Solomon a 9/10 player rating for his display against Plymouth on Saturday. They wrote: “He was the danger for Leeds. Kept going and looking for the moment. His cross brought the first goal, his late goal won the title.”
Solomon has been a key figure for Leeds in the Championship this season. He has played in 39 of their 46 games and started in 30 of those with plenty of competition for places in a threatening Leeds attack. Despite starting around 70 per cent of games, Solomon has been involved in 24 per cent of the side’s goals in the Championship as he scored 10 times and provided 12 assists.
That makes 22 goal contributions with Leeds finding the net 95 times on their way to the title. TEAMtalk reported earlier this week that Leeds were confident of securing a permanent deal for Solomon with their promotion secured. The player joined Spurs on a free transfer which will allow the North London outfit to bank some profit ahead of the transfer window if they decide to sell him.