Leeds United will see the transfer window open next week and start the ball rolling on another summer of recruitment which will need to be focused in areas previous bosses have not had to worry about
Competition for Leeds United starts has not been fought more fiercely in many positions than at right-back in recent years. However, this summer presents, at best, a crossroads for Daniel Farke and, at worst, a crisis on the right side of his backline.
The competition with Dallas was never really that. The Northern Irishman was so good everywhere he played that Marcelo Bielsa moved him around and he would often cover Ayling when he was unavailable. What of the last remaining experienced face in that position, Byram? A contract expiring in a little over three weeks, unless the club’s imminent retained list says otherwise, and following Ayling out the door.
Jesse Marsch repeatedly talked him up and his need for minutes, but never gave him a chance once Kristensen was in the building. When Farke did eventually give him a go last August, a disastrous 21 minutes at Portman Road, admittedly at left-back, confirmed his already likely exit. The retained list will put one or two of these tentative doubts to rest, but, as it stands, Gray will be welcoming back Kristensen as the only two feasible right-back options for Farke. Although, it seems a very tall order to expect the Dane to get a second chance at Elland Road after last summer’s escape.
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