Manor Solomon once again starred for Leeds United on a memorable day for the football club. Heading into their Easter Monday clash against Stoke City with a chance of promotion to the Premier League, the West Yorkshire side hit the Potters for six at Elland Road.
Leeds' return to the top flight on Monday was always going to be dependent on Sheffield United's result at Burnley, with the Blades going down 2-1 at Turf Moor in the evening fixture. It means that both Leeds and Burnley will be playing in the Premier League once again from August.
Solomon has played an integral role in Leeds' excellent campaign under Daniel Farke after wowing since his loan move from Tottenham. The hero on Good Friday with the only goal in a 1-0 win at Oxford United, the Israeli added two assists to his name in the 6-0 win over Stoke.
Solomon was on hand to tee up Joel Piroe for a sixth-minute opener, before assisting the final goal of the game as Wilfried Gnonto completed the rout. The ex-Fulham loanee received a score of nine out of ten for his display in Leeds Live's player ratings.
"Of course he got an assist. Actually, two. Showed great poise, accuracy and awareness to cross back to Piroe in the opener. Sublime cross for Gnonto's header," was the assessment from Leeds United reporter Isaac Johnson.
Solomon now has nine goals and 12 assists in his 39 games in all competitions for Leeds, with the 25-year-old having the opportunity to hit double figures for goals with Farke's men taking on Bristol City and Plymouth Argyle before the regular season draws to a conclusion in just under a fortnight. The winger's loan spell has proved to be an undoubted hit, following on from Joe Rodon's outstanding year at Leeds last campaign that resulted in a permanent move from Tottenham.
Now that Leeds United are officially promoted to the Premier League again, talk can begin about a possible permanent transfer for Solomon. Leeds are in line for a major cash boost following their Premier League return, with a recent interview with Dr Dan Plumley, sport finance lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, on Leeds Live highlighting that promotion could be worth around £70million-£80million to the club.
"Usually we work off a general £120million for promotion, but that's if you've not been in the league [in the previous three years] and have not been receiving parachute payments," Dr Plumley told Leeds Live back in March.
"So if we come down a little bit from that, then it's going to be a big boost, £70million or £80million [for Leeds upon promotion].
"And that's kind of consistent with a club like Leeds. The attendances have still been high in the Championship, so they've been able to command fairly decent commercial deals. So really the swing for them is all in TV money.”
Speaking in February, Farke revealed that his club would only make a decision over the winger once it was officially confirmed which division they would be playing in during the 2025/26 campaign.
"I always like to be in the driver seat as a club but if you have a loan agreement you're not in the driver seat, there are more or less three parties," he explained, as reported by Yorkshire Evening Post. "It's not our players, you have to totally respect they are with us, that's great, we enjoy the time and then there is a time to speak about what the future might bring.
"It's not during the season, especially during a crucial time. You sometimes start talks behind the scenes before the end of the season.
"It will be crucial for them and their mother clubs, where we will be next season. Before it's confirmed it doesn't make sense to make decisions. It will only be made when it's confirmed in which league we will play."
Leeds are going to have to strengthen ahead of next season and Solomon will no doubt be top of the wish list for many supporters. Given the amount of options out wide and also question marks surrounding Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham future, it remains to be seen if the player still does have a part to play in north London.
Regardless of what comes next for Solomon at Spurs, Leeds will want to make him their player on a permanent basis. Now that the Premier League promotion is guaranteed, the West Yorkshire can start planning for the 2025/26 season and a potential permanent transfer for their star man.