These three players are expected to depart Leeds United in the summer.
This season, Leeds United will have to make some decisions on contracts for a few players whose existing agreements expire in the summer.
Leeds’ first team remained mostly stable throughout the January transfer window, with the exception of a significant right-back lineup change.
Both Luke Ayling and Lewis Bate, whose contracts were set to expire in the summer of this year, left the club on loan, potentially signaling the end of their Elland Road careers—at least for Ayling.
Other people may also be departing later this year when their contracts expire; here are three of them.
Three players in that group, whose contracts expire in 2024, encountered the same circumstance heading into this season.
Ayling and Liam Cooper, the club captain, were among them. During their ten years at Elland Road, Cooper demonstrated exceptional servant leadership.
Blackburn showed no interest in Leeds during the January transfer window, and as he enters the last months of his contract, it appears that the team is hoping for one last push at promotion from him.
Stuart Dallas last played for Leeds almost two years ago in April, following his femur fracture in 2022. It feels like a long time ago.
He’s the third of those players who, as Ayling highlighted in her goodbye interview in January, had made so many memories at Leeds.
Under Marcelo Bielsa, Dallas was a mainstay in the starting lineup, consistently delivering man of the match performances wherever he was used.
After that injury, it’s hard to predict when he’ll return to the team and what kind of player he will be. His recovery at Thorp Arch has ideally placed him in a position to find success somewhere in the summer, with an exit likely.
Poveda moved across Yorkshire to Sheffield Wednesday for the rest of the season, and he also managed to secure a loan during the January window.
He is nearing the conclusion of his term with this arrangement, and although Poveda’s departure was not officially announced, it is certain.
Poveda’s permanent departure from Elland Road was approved by Leeds, which speaks much about his future plans after spending 24–25 months there.