Leeds United will have a busy summer, regardless of whether they earn promotion.
The Whites’ Championship play-off campaign will kick off on Sunday with the first of two semi-finals against Norwich City.
The play-offs are effectively a second chance to return to the Premier League after failing to finish in the top two with four defeats in their last six games.
Leeds will have to make Championship history if they want to win the play-offs, and doing so would set up a considerably more intriguing summer, with more emphasis on who comes in rather than who leaves.
On the other side, 49ers Enterprises has already recognized that if they do not make it to the Premier League, they will need to make major transactions to comply with PSR requirements and offset part of the £190 million in overdue transfer payments.
Leeds are hoping that Jack Harrison, Diego Llorente, Marc Roca, and Max Wober can be sold permanently.
The future of Leeds’ remaining loanees will be a major focus in the forthcoming transfer window, regardless of level.
Leeds lost eight first-team players in the summer following their relegation a year ago, with only Luis Sinisterra and Robin Koch signing permanent contracts thus far.
Daniel Farke is claimed to have no intention of inviting any of them back, and according to the Daily Telegraph, there is hope at Leeds that at least four of them can be sold permanently.
The 49ers believe that Jack Harrison, Marc Roca, Max Wober, and Diego Llorente have done enough to be moved on without another loan.
Harrison has played for Everton, Roca at Real Betis, Wober at Borussia Monchengladbach, and Llorente at AS Roma on loan for the second time. It’s unclear whether those are the organizations that will sign him.
According to the article, if this occurred while Leeds remained in the Championship, it would significantly alleviate the financial burden of not being promoted.
Having said that, it is unlikely to deter interest in Crysencio Summerville, Willy Gnonto, and Archie Gray, who appear to be the most marketable assets on the present roster.
Aaronson and Kristensen look to face more uncertain fates.
With Sinisterra and Koch gone, and Leeds confident that the four aforementioned players will follow them, Brenden Aaronson and Rasmus Kristensen appear to be the only two with questionable futures.
Aaronson has spent the season at Union Berlin and has had a rather quiet season, scoring two goals and assisting once. He has recently improved, however.
If he is sold, it is expected to be for a hefty £15 million loss on the £25 million they paid for him.
Kristensen, meanwhile, appears certain to return from Roma at the end of the season, with no indication that he is interested.
Leeds must do everything possible to guarantee that he is moved on in some fashion because he just is not good enough.
