Leeds United transfer news as 11 players could leave after clauses emerge
Leeds United could lose up to eleven players this summer with the club’s relegation triggering clauses in a number of contracts which allows them to even leave on loan, according to the Daily Mail.
The Whites are set to be seriously depleted before the Championship campaign kicks off and are already in talks with Serie A giants AS Roma to sell both Diego Llorente and Rasmus Kristensen on loan.
And according to the Daily Mail report [26 June], the Whites could be set to lose nine more key stars this summer.
Brendan Aaronson, Tyler Adams, Wilfried Gnonto, Crysencio Summerville, Robin Koch, Rodrigo, Jack Harrison, Georginio Rutter and Illan Meslier have all been namechecked for potential Elland Road departures before the season kicks off in August.
Damaging blow
With Leeds United still yet to confirm their new managerial appointment moving forward, the club and their new full owners 49ers are in for an incredibly tough few weeks to get the club on track and ready to challenge next season.
The Sky Bet Championship is arguably the worst league in the country to face when you’re unprepared and that’s the kind of position Leeds United find themselves in right now, with several key stars set to leave and no Sam Allardyce replacement announced as of yet.
The West Yorkshire can boast about the potential huge windfall they’re about to receive for a number of their key stars with the likes of Aaronson, Adams and Meslier all touted to leave for around £25m-plus, but none of that will matter if there is no plan in place to identify potential targets and move to secure them.
This week is a crucial week for Leeds United, they’ve simply got to name their ideal candidate for the managerial role and start to build around him to ensure that the Whites are best placed for an immediate Premier League return, because right now, that lofty ambition will remain an impossible pipe dream.
In other Leeds United news, “white smoke” has been tipped to arrive in the middle of the week for a potential departure from the Elland Road first team.