A lot of Leeds United’s next pieces of transfer business are likely to be made to wait for Premier League clubs to decide which players are not part of the plans for 23/24.
Fans are rightly frustrated at the moment with the lack of action, or even noise, coming from Elland Road at the moment with regards to incoming signings.
The refusal to play has taken most of the attention, but Leeds’ business to rectify the wave of outgoings hasn’t been good enough as of yet.
Why are Leeds taking so long to bring in signings?
The bulk of what Leeds look to do from now on in terms of bringing in fresh faces might hinge on the outgoings that they can seal, with Tyler Adams and Willy Gnonto representing major income for the Whites.
However, another obstacle for Leeds is the uncertainty remaining for some of their potential signings at Premier League clubs.
With the season only just starting in the top flight, some players might not yet be free to leave their clubs, and LeedsLive journalist Beren Cross believes this is what is holding Leeds up.
Writing in a Q&A on the matter, Cross said:
“I also think they are hamstrung by waiting for some PL clubs to decided which players they want to make available in this market, which is traditionally later in the summer windows once their squads are finalised and the football underway.”
It makes sense that Leeds have been struggling to make signings because of the plans of other clubs, but that hasn’t been able to stop a lot of other clubs making the right moves.
This does seem like something of an excuse, because we’ve still been able to bring in three players from Premier League clubs that are obviously not part of the picture at their side.
More should be available and it does just seem like Leeds are taking far too long to get things done here.
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