LATEST: Leeds Set To Sale Incredible Player Around £3.5m Profit

Leeds United are set to make another permanent sale and their second biggest of the summer in the form of one of Daniel Farke’s signings, according to reporter Fabrizio Romano.

Already this summer, Archie Gray has made a big move to Tottenham. With Profit & Sustainability Rules a worry and the threat of a points deduction, Leeds needed a big sale and at £40m, Gray was certainly that.

His exit meant pure profit in terms of PSR and has steered Leeds well clear of any concerns. Following the extremely talented teen out of the door on a permanent deal include Marc Roca and Diego Llorente.

Both members of Victor Orta’s loan army, the duo have reunited at La Liga side Real Betis for a combined fee of less than £8m. Charlie Cresswell has been sold to Toulouse, and Kris Klaesson to Polish side Rakow.

Leeds continue Elland Road fire sale with £8.5m exit this weekend

Sam Greenwood, Darko Gyabi, Jack Harrison and Sonny Perkins have all gone on loan with Perkins scoring in his first pre-season outing for League One side Leyton Orient, a club he played for until the age of 14.

Jamie Shackleton has gone to Sheffield United on a free, and Lew Bate to Stockport County. Liam Cooper, Ian Poveda and Cody Drameh are all free agents after their contracts expired at the end of last month.

But one player Leeds fans might not have expected to lose is one that only joined a year ago. Bought for £5m, Glen Kamara has starred for Leeds in midfield but he is set to join French side Rennes for £8.5m.

Fabrizio Romano posted on X: “Rennes agree deal to sign Glen Kamara from Leeds United for €10m fee, here we go! Personal terms also agreed as Kamara leaves Leeds after last good season.”

Losing Kamara is a massive blow and must be replaced

Of course, the addition of Joe Rothwell on loan is a solid signing but Leeds needed more in the middle of the park anyway. Rothwell was expected to provide depth but as things stand, he is starting for Leeds.

If Ethan Ampadu is to remain in defence, Leeds are left with only Ilia Gruev and rookie Charlie Crew in the middle. The Wales talent is yet to make his senior debut for Daniel Farke’s side despite being involved.

Described as “incredible” by Jermaine Beckford, Kamara leaves a big hole as the club’s no.6 and The 49ers now have to get their skates on and make a few signings ahead of the opener against Portsmouth.

Uruguay’s Copa America semi-final loss to Colombia saw Marcelo Bielsa explode in a press conference but it also meant the Leeds United legend would face Jesse Marsch in the third-place play-off.

In a heated encounter, Bielsa’s side lost 1-0 to Colombia despite the latter going down to 10 men just before half-time. Ugly scenes followed, as Darwin Nunez and others clashed with Colombia supporters.

It saw Leeds icon Bielsa see red mist in his post-match press conference, taking aim at the organisation of the tournament, the condition of the pitches and many other things. It also meant a third-place play-off.

In the other semi-final, Lionel Messi finally scored his first goal of the tournament as Argentina cruised past Jesse Marsch’s Canada to win 2-0. Marsch’s side faced Bielsa’s Uruguay last night in a great game.

No doubting who Leeds fans will have wanted to win

In terms of players and who should have won the game on paper, Uruguay prevailed in the end. Leeds fans will have been desperate to see Bielsa get the win and beat Marsch in the early hours this morning.

But it is testament to the job Marsch has done, that his underdog Canada side have achieved much more than expected and reach the semi-finals of a competition where they were expected to really struggle in.

However, Leeds fans will be delighted to see that it was Bielsa that got the win eventually over a Marsch side that really should have won, given the chances. It will be interesting to see if both stay in their jobs.