Leeds United: 3 players are set to exit Elland Road for nothing in 2024

Leeds United: 3 players are set to exit Elland Road for nothing in 2024

Who should Leeds United retain or offload next summer?

Leeds United has a number of players whose contracts will expire next summer, suggesting significant departures from the squad.

Robin Koch and Stuart Dallas are likely to be offloaded, while Luke Ayling’s days at the club are numbered.

Sam Byram, Jamie Shackleton, Liam Cooper, and Lewis Bate should be retained, but Cody Drameh and Ian Poveda are likely to be offloaded.

Leeds United had a busy summer window in 2023, and 2024 looks set to be no different with no fewer than nine players currently out of contract at the end of the season.

 

The Whites could well end up bidding farewell to a variety of players come June, and whilst Leeds have been able to maintain some key players this summer, many of their first-team squad are likely to move on next summer instead.

 

Here, we decided to take a look at them, their respective situation at the minute and whether they should be offloaded or retained in West Yorkshire…

Bundesliga outfit Frankfurt are confident of signing Koch, according to BILD (via Sport Witness). The German international is currently away from Leeds on loan but will not be making a return once his contract expires.

One of many high-profile players to seek pastures new in the wake of their relegation to the Championship, Koch is back on loan in his native Germany, and is a regular player there, meaning he will be leaving Leeds permanently.

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Stuart Dallas

It is uncertain whether Dallas will be offered fresh terms beyond next summer. Of course, he is a fan favourite at Elland Road and succumbed to a horrific femoral fracture all the way back in April 2022 against Manchester City and is yet to return to action since.

Now, aged 32, it is hard to say that everything stacks up in Dallas’ favour regarding renewal as things stand, and many Leeds fans will be hoping that is subject to change with a full recovery; but it appears more unlikely than likely at the present moment.

Another long-serving player is the right-back. He is also 32, but unlike Dallas, he has a clean bill of health and has been heavily involved for the club this season, even though most of his recent appearances are from the bench.

A Leeds player since 2016, but one who has been displaced as a full-back by midfielders such as Jamie Shackleton and Archie Gray, it is difficult to see that situation improving when Djed Spence returns to action. Ayling’s days are likely to be numbered, with his reliability and consistency of performance dwindling by the game.

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Sam Byram