Grayson not giving up on Beckford

eeds manager Simon Grayson has not yet given up hope of being able to persuade Jermaine Beckford to stay at Elland Road. Beckford, leading goalscorer at Leeds for the last three seasons and linked with a summer switch to Everton, fired the winner against Bristol Rovers on Saturday to clinch automatic promotion and although he has not signed a new contract, Grayson has not completely ruled out that possibility.Grayson said: "The lads have gagged Jermaine and put a contract in front of him so I don't know if he will have a change of heart."If there's a chance of keeping Jermaine within our financial constraints then we will try and keep him because he's a fantastic player. We turned down good money in January because we wanted to win promotion. His goals have proved that was the right decision."He has become a hero. Whether he leaves as one is a question for another time. If we can offer him the right deal I would love him to stay."But if you are competing against teams from the Premier League it's a different ball game. If he does move on he'll do so with my best wishes because he's been a fantastic player for us."

Source: Team_Talk