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Another weekend is behind us with plenty of action at all levels of the EFL, here though we pause to consider the four biggest EFL news stories of the day.....

Sheffield United have joined the race to land Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips, according to The Sun, with Wolves and Burnley also ready to throw their hat into the ring to sign the 24-year-old if Leeds fail to gain promotion to the Premier League.

The Blades are currently sixth in the table and boss Chris Wilder hopes qualifying for Europe could boost their chances of signing Phillips.Leeds United have agreed a major new kit deal with Adidas from the start of the 2020/21 season, with the lucrative deal set to increase if the Whites go on to secure a return to the Premier League this season, according to a report by the Daily Mail.

The Whites lie second in the Championship and with a three-point buffer to third-placed Fulham but with a game in hand, have agreed a deal with the German manufacturer to replace their existing deal with Kappa, which expires at the end of the season. It is the first time in their 100-year history that Leeds will wear the three stripes on their kits.

Liverpool have reportedly entered the race to sign Birmingham wonder-kid Jude Bellingham, according to the Daily Star, the move comes after Manchester United had been linked with a move for the 16-year-old in January and are thought to have tabled a bid in January.

The young midfielder has been a regular in the Blues’ first-team this season and has held his own in the Championship at just 16, scoring four goals and providing two assists in 30 appearances.

Renato Sanches has lifted the lift on his disastrous loan spell at Swansea during the 2017/18 season and revealed he did not want to join the club in the first place, telling L'Equipe: “It was not my choice to go to Swansea. I was forced to go there."

After starring for Portugal in their triumphant Euro 2016 campaign Sanchez joined Bayern Munich in a £35million deal, but having found chances limited in the Bundesliga, he was shipped out on loan to south Wales 12 months later.

The midfielder made just 15 appearances for the club as they endured a miserable campaign, that ended in relegation from the Premier League with Paul Clement, the former Bayern Munich assistant coach who recruited Sanches, dismissed as Swans boss in December - 11 months after joining.