Why Max Wober deserves newfound Leeds respect as fresh details emerge over exit

Max Wober brought down the curtain on his three-and-a-half-year spell at Leeds United this week, with fresh details now emerging over his exit.

The centre-back only appeared 28 times for the Whites over that period, having spent two seasons out on loan with Werder Bremen.

Injuries restricted Wober to just three appearances in all competitions last season, however.

MOT Leeds News covered reports this week that Wober left Leeds by mutual agreement to join Schalke.

The Austria international still had 12 months to run on his big-money contract at Elland Road.

And Leeds should perhaps be grateful to the defender for agreeing to that move.

Max Wober contract clause emerges after Leeds exit

Wober was a big hit at Leeds in his first campaign, which saw the Whites return to the Premier League.

However, it is fair to say the rest of his Elland Road career did not continue on the same trajectory, not helped by injury setbacks.

Wober is believed to have been one of United's highest earners and could easily have carried on picking up a wage without doing much.

But instead he agreed to take on a far riskier contract with Schalke that will be heavily based on performance incentives.

If he does not play, he effectively does not get paid - or at least not the full amount.

To Wober's credit, he is happy to prove that his injury issues are in the past, and he does not just want to collect the wages without earning them.

As reported by Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung on Saturday, Wober was more than happy to agree to the contract presented to him.

The exit means Leeds have saved themselves a small fortune in wages

Exactly how much have Leeds saved from Wober exit?

Leeds were happy to forego any sort of transfer fee for the Austrian if it meant getting his wages off their books.

Wober is reported to have been on £35,000 a week at Leeds, which equates to £1.54m in wages up to next June, when it was due to expire.

While that may not sound like a massive amount, it is £1.5m Leeds have now freed up to pay someone else.

James Trafford will likely be on wages higher than that, but that pay packet can now be offset by Wober's exit.

It is an example of a transfer that really does work for every party involved.