Leeds United manager Daniel Farke may be forced to leave the team after their Championship play-off final loss to Southampton, meaning Leeds United could lose another important first-team player this summer.
Players from Leeds who could depart following a failed promotion attempt
Despite appearing set to return to the Premier League at one stage last season, Leeds will be playing in the second division of England after the Whites’ 1-0 loss at Wembley.
Leeds lost a close three-horse promotion race and are left to lament a really wasted chance. In one of the most thrilling Championship promotion battles in memory, Farke’s club was tied with both Ipswich Town and Leicester City; sadly for fans, one team was going to lose out.
It could not be worse, as you may imagine. Regarding Leeds’ loss in the play-off final, Farke commented, “We are going through a lot right now.
It hurts a lot to come this close after scoring 90 points and having a fantastic play-off semifinal game. It’s too soon to send positive sentiments. Although you must give the players space to feel dejected, you don’t need to focus on this when you consider the wider picture.
“It’s more crucial to view it as more inspiration. We are hurting today because the fans should be having a day to celebrate. We’re sorry, but we’re not in the promised land and we couldn’t give our supporters something to celebrate about when they returned.
“It’ll be difficult to come back stronger because we had 90 points this season.”
The summer will bring dire implications for Leeds if they decide to stay in the Championship since they may have to sell key players. Mainstay defender Joe Rodon’s potential permanent signing is now highly doubtful, while premier Premier League clubs are rumored to be interested in Crysencio Summerville.
Farke’s key player from last season, Ilia Gruev, might also be
Gruev ready to quit Leeds as Borussia Dortmund eye move
According to a TEAMtalk update, Gruev is prepared to depart Leeds this summer after the team was unable to secure promotion to the top division.
The 24-year-old midfielder, who has appeared in 32 Championship games, is thought to be strongly in the running for a £15 million trade from any interested parties. Borussia Dortmund is thought to be one of those teams.
Former EFL player Adrian Clarke stated, “The other player I really like in the Leeds team that no one really talks about and that is the Bulgaria lad, Ilia Gruev.”
He truly is a slick operator at the center of the engine room; he exudes class. moves over the field and regains possession somewhat easily, but he excels while playing with the ball.
“He just moves it early and quickly but with real quality and rarely gives the ball away.”
