It is anybody’s guess what Leeds United’s starting XI will look like come the opening day of the 2023-24 Championship season.
One thing that is certain is it won’t be selected by Sam Allardyce, after it was confirmed on Friday the 68-year-old would leave the Whites following the expiration of his four-game deal at Elland Road.
The former Sunderland and Everton boss was unable to keep Leeds in the Premier League, as the Whites prepare for a return to the second tier.
A number of players are poised to move away this summer and we have picked our starting XI for the opening day of the 2023-24 campaign based on who we think is likely to stay or who the club will fight to keep. Take a look...
![Out of contract after signing a one-year deal last summer but out of the three goalkeepers currently looks the most likely to stay](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/06/02/14/GettyImages-1490298720.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
1. Joel Robles
Out of contract after signing a one-year deal last summer but out of the three goalkeepers currently looks the most likely to stay | Getty Images
![Has been there and done it before for Leeds in the Championship. May be used to help Cody Drameh along. He has one year left on his deal.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/06/02/14/GettyImages-1494056306.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
2. Luke Ayling
Has been there and done it before for Leeds in the Championship. May be used to help Cody Drameh along. He has one year left on his deal. | Getty Images
![A regular in a Millwall side pipped to the play-offs on the final day. A year at this level already could leave him in with a shot of establishing himself at Leeds.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/06/02/14/GettyImages-1247718169.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
3. Charlie Cresswell
A regular in a Millwall side pipped to the play-offs on the final day. A year at this level already could leave him in with a shot of establishing himself at Leeds. | Getty Images
![Is this pick a bit of a cop out? Yes. However, Wober has proved a good addition and Leeds will be keen to keep him, with the YEP reporting earlier this week “there’s a good chance” he remains. Cooper is likely to remain and give Leeds an option in central defence.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/06/02/14/GettyImages-1252417425.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
4. Max Wober/Liam Cooper
Is this pick a bit of a cop out? Yes. However, Wober has proved a good addition and Leeds will be keen to keep him, with the YEP reporting earlier this week “there’s a good chance” he remains. Cooper is likely to remain and give Leeds an option in central defence. | AFP via Getty Images
![The Northern Irishman has had a nightmare time with injury the past 15 months - if he’s fit expect him to be back starting games - although there’s the chance Rasmus Kristensen stays.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/06/02/14/GettyImages-1380221698.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
5. Stuart Dallas
The Northern Irishman has had a nightmare time with injury the past 15 months - if he’s fit expect him to be back starting games - although there’s the chance Rasmus Kristensen stays. | Getty Images
![Currently feels the least unlikely of the lot to stay but Leeds are set to fight hard to keep him. He will be a man in demand this summer after an impressive first year at Elland Road.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/06/02/14/GettyImages-1258248894.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. Tyler Adams
Currently feels the least unlikely of the lot to stay but Leeds are set to fight hard to keep him. He will be a man in demand this summer after an impressive first year at Elland Road. | AFP via Getty Images