Leeds United may have hit first issue in Elland Road redevelopment already
Leeds United are cracking on with the redevelopment of Elland Road already.
The 49ers Enterprises made it no secret that transforming Leeds' home was near the top of their priorities after taking over.
After years of neglect and not even owning the ground under Massimo Cellino and Andrea Radrizzani, the latter eventually sold it back to the club.
Now, work is well underway to completely change and upgrade the West and North Stands.
That will take capacity to around 53,000 and make Elland Road an elite UEFA category four venue.
Less than two months after work began though, the first issue may have been spotted by fans.
Elland Road work is at full throttle
MOT Leeds News covered suggestions that relegation could actually delay Elland Road work beginning.
Thankfully, Daniel Farke and his squad managed Premier League survival with relative ease last season.
Now, work has begun on Elland Road along with some marquee signings.
£34million was spent on Tarik Muharemovic, while Harry Wilson could be the transfer of the summer, arriving on a free from Fulham.
But, it's inside Elland Road where the issue may lie.
New footage shows Elland Road problem that needs fixing
Leeds are known for having sunken dugouts in their stadium, it's a throwback against modern designs.
It sinks opposition players below the fans and likely haunts them with the terrifying atmosphere around them.
But, new drone footage from CC Overview shows how the sunken patches have actually been filled with concrete.
Now, the issue is that the seats behind them haven't been adapted or changed yet, meaning it would likely block any pitchside view.
Of course there is time to change that, but fans in those first two rows in the middle of the West Stand likely wouldn't be happy with that if a game was tomorrow.
Leeds have time with their first Premier League game at Elland Road not until the end of August, with the stand closed for pre-season friendlies too.
Fans have no reason to worry yet though, and all of this work will be in the plans with plenty more changes to come before the Premier League returns.