James wants to 'push on' with the Whites after 'frustrating' campaign

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Leeds winger Dan James says it has been a "really frustrating" season for him personally but he is eyeing Europe in the future after a fantastic campaign for the club where they achieved their goal of Premier League survival.

James was voted by Leeds supporters as the club's player of the season for the 2024-25 campaign after helping the team to the Championship title and scoring 12 goals in 36 games.

But the 28-year-old has been sidelined with several injuries this campaign, including issues with his hamstring, ribs and ankle.

"I've had quite a few injuries and at important stages of the season too," said James to BBC Radio Leeds. "Then when I've been fit the team has been playing well so I've not had as many minutes as I'd have liked to.

"That's what happens when you have great players.

"When I do get the opportunity it is about taking it with both hands. I feel really good now, I'm fit, and I just want to finish this season off strongly.

"Coming into this season I wanted to give my all for the team but I had niggles here and there and wasn't fully-fit.

"The hamstring [injury] was a big blow because we had been playing so well and I'd got myself back in the team. That was eight or nine weeks at a crucial part of the season."

James joined from Manchester United in 2021 and has been a consistent figure in the side since signing.

He signed a new long-term deal to keep him at the club until 2029 last summer and now has big hopes for what Leeds can accomplish in the next few years.

"We have achieved our goal for this year so with two games left it's about seeing where we can finish," James added. "I can see how the players and team have adapted to different formations and I think we will use our different profiles of players a lot more.

"I'd love to push on with this club. In three or four years time, we want to be in Europe. We're not that far off it - it's a few minor details.