Leeds United are likely to continue their rejuvenation with a mass exodus from their U23 ranks, The Yorkshire Evening Post suggests.
What’s the word?
Marcelo Bielsa led a major overhaul of the Leeds United squad he inherited over the summer and the effects of his business have been positive, with the Peacocks enjoying a blistering start to their Championship campaign.
However, Peacocks owner Andrea Radrizzani intends to continue to rejuvenate the squad in the future as The Yorkshire Evening Post quotes the Italian as suggesting that four players from the U23 ranks could be offloaded on a permanent basis.
According to the report, Oriol Rey, Alex Machuca, Adrian Balboa and Oliver Sarkic are the four whose futures lie in doubt and could be offloaded in the future – once their current loan deals come to a close.
What was said?
“We have a lot of millions in Under-23 salaries,” he told the YEP. It’s too heavy for this club.”
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The right move?
Leeds have prided themselves with the talents developed in their youth ranks but players in the U23 side should be pushing for a spot in the first-team, which none of the aforementioned quartet were doing – hence their departure.
All four players took up temporary deals in Spain’s lower leagues over the course of the summer, which suggests they are perhaps not the required standard Leeds are looking for, and their ranks need to be fine-tuned ahead of a planned return to the Premier League.
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