Finance Expert reacts to £200m transfer plans out of Leeds United
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Dan Plumley has insisted that Leeds United will be planning for the worst-case scenario after the latest transfer news coming out of Elland Road.
Insiders have suggested that the Whites can make £200million from player sales if relegation from the Premier League, with the likes of Illan Meslier mentioned.
The finance expert admitted that although no club wants to lose their best players, it is a positive to have them to fall back on should the worst happen.
“It gives you the worst-case scenario planning capability,” he exclusively told MOT Leeds News.
“No club wants to lose their best players following relegation, but if you’ve got assets to sell, obviously that goes in line with reduction clauses and looking to balance that loss in revenue with a cost cut as well, which has to be done unfortunately.
“If you’ve got players you can sell and will generate a decent value in the market, then that is a positive for the club, albeit not great for the fans, because you want to keep hold of those players.
“Again though, that is the modern-day game and often you drop, you do have to reassess the squad balance as well.”
Unfortunately, this is the reality facing Leeds right now.
Sam Allardyce has made a positive start to life at Elland Road against Manchester City and Newcastle, but he now has to translate that to wins over West Ham and Spurs.
No pressure.
In other Leeds United news, the club may now face a losing battle to keep their star player at Elland Road beyond the summer transfer window.