A second big summer Leeds United exit has been announced - changing the club’s likely best XI and bench which in turn is heading for another major alteration.
United’s first big summer departure was announced early last week with first choice left back Junior Firpo leaving upon his contract expiring and Austrian international Max Wober has now followed Firpo out of the door.
Wober has joined Bundesliga side Werder Bremen on a season-long loan but the German side have an option to buy the defender as part of the deal.
With Firpo gone, it could have been argued that left back Wober would have made United’s current first choice XI.
But a new man now looks set to be added to Daniel Farke’s starting line up with Leeds close to securing Lille’s Sweden international left back star Gabriel Gudmundsson as the club’s fourth signing of the summer.
Gudmundsson would go straight into the first choice left back slot but he’s not yet a Whites player and this is our idea of the current strongest Leeds XI and bench - as things stand - including a big Jack Harrison decision.
13. Sam Byram
Gudmundsson's arrival but also Byram's deal leaves Leeds with plenty of cover in the full-back positions with Bornauw and Isaac Schmidt in the mix too. Bornauw seems sure to make a strongest XI so it's probably a close call pick between Byram and Schmidt for the other back up option, Byram possibly narrowly preferred. | LUFC
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14. Sub: Pascal Struijk
A hard call but the arrival of Bijol would probably see Struijk drop to the bench. | Getty Images
15. Sub: Sebastiaan Bornauw
The new signing is another who will be hoping to start at centre-back but he probably begins behind Bijol and Rodon in the pecking order and an option at right back too. | LUFC
16. Sub: Ilia Gruev
The other main centre midfield starting option and a player who played every minute of United's last six league games although that was with Ampadu dropping back into defence. | Getty Images
17. Sub: Largie Ramazani
A player with stacks of potential who could yet challenge for a start out wide. | Getty Images
18. Sub: Jack Harrison
Harrison even making the bench won't be everyone's cup of tea after leaving the club for the last two seasons in the Championship as he maintained his run of top-flight football with Everton. The winger's future also remains very unclear. IF, though, he does stay then a player of his experience and quality when on form surely at the very least makes the bench, if not the present XI. | Getty Images