Leeds United permitted five players to go on loan this summer, including Rasmus Kristensen, whose loan release clause was renewed for a second season.
Following relegation last summer, eight players took use of Victor Orta’s loan clause to leave the club. Max Wober, Robin Koch, and Brenden Aaronson relocated to Germany, while Marc Roca returned to Spain with Real Betis.
Kristensen and Diego Llorente joined Roma, while Jack Harrison and Luis Sinisterra returned to the Premier League. Since then, four have left permanently, while Wober and Aaronson have returned to Leeds.
Sinisterra, Roca, and Llorente have all been sold, while Koch’s Leeds contract terminated in June. He signed a permanent contract with German club Frankfurt, while Kristensen and Harrison’s loan agreements were prolonged for the current season.
German media discusses Kristensen’s debut for Koch’s Frankfurt.
Harrison has returned to Everton, while Kristensen has been left in limbo after Roma decided not to re-sign the Danish sensation. Instead, he has joined Koch’s Frankfurt on loan for the 2024-25 campaign.
Kristensen and Koch lined up for Frankfurt’s DFB Pokal match against Braunschweig on Monday night. A 4-1 victory, thanks primarily to former PSG striker Hugo Ekitike’s outstanding second-half performance.
Kristensen played the entire 90 minutes and made a vital block at 0-0, but Braunschweig scored the consolation goal on his side. The Frankfurter Rundschau shared their thoughts on Kristensen’s Frankfurt debut.
“Marched like crazy on the right with his socks pulled down, there is room for improvement in his passing and shooting technique, certainly one of the better Frankfurt players, later less conspicuous,” according to them.
Does Kristensen have a future at Leeds in any capacity?
Following his loan at Roma, the prospect of Kristensen joining Wober and Aaronson in returning was floated, but the move was postponed due to his involvement in Euro 2024. Leeds lost a large number of right-back alternatives.
But supporters did not want him back, owing to his poor performance in 2022-23. Kristensen clearly does not want to play for Leeds again, as he leaves on loan for the second time to join Koch’s Frankfurt.
Kristensen will have two years left on his Elland Road contract when he returns to Leeds next summer, if Frankfurt does not sign him permanently. So, while he could stay, Leeds will most likely try to offload him.
