Leeds United’s team could be overhauled this summer.
The Whites’ failure to defeat Southampton in the play-off final on Sunday means they will play Championship football for the second consecutive season, missing out on the riches of the Premier League.
Though the season is just 48 hours old, there have been numerous reports about who may be leaving Elland Road this summer.
Crysencio Summerville, Willy Gnonto, Archie Gray, and Georginio Rutter are four players who BBC journalist Rory Smith believes will be tough to maintain, and Leeds will also want to offload some of their returning loanees.
According to football finance expert Kieran Maguire, Leeds fans should not be concerned about the next summer, although £73 million of the £190 million in overdue transfer payments must be paid by June 30.
Some sales will be required to counteract this, but Leeds has already begun the process by letting Tyler Adams and Luis Sinisterra to go during the current fiscal year.
Leeds should let Charlie Cresswell to leave; it would benefit all parties.
As previously said, several of Leeds’ elite players are likely to draw interest this summer, although some periphery players may be moved on.
Last season, Daniel Farke had a decent-sized group, but it’s fair to suggest that a few players may not have had the opportunity they deserved.
Charlie Cresswell is one of those players, having played only eight minutes of league football in Leeds’ final 44 games of the season.
Though Joe Rodon had been ahead of him all season for the right-sided centre-back position, there were instances when he could have been given an opportunity in Pascal Struijk’s absence.
Cresswell, 21, cannot afford another season with such minimal playing time, so leaving would make sense for all sides.
Leeds rejected a number of bids for Cresswell in January, with a reported asking price of around £5 million; if they can get close to that, it will be good business.
Cresswell rose through the academy ranks at Thorp Arch, thus if he were to be sold, he would be pure profit for PSR, which is always beneficial in the Championship.
Leeds should consider Cedric Kipre as a substitute.
Given Cresswell’s importance last season, replacing him would not be too expensive, so the free agent market may be where they look.
Cedric Kipre of West Brom is one of the players out of contract this summer, and he would add a lot of experience to Leeds’ team that Cresswell lacked.
Kipre made 44 appearances for West Brom during the regular season, helping the team’s defense concede the third fewest goals in the division.
That is the type of firm that makes a lot of sense for Leeds as they strive to keep within the parameters of PSR.
