Leeds United’s latest inside training video may have just dropped a huge hint on who could be next out of the exit door.
Leeds’ social media team have shared footage on YouTube of Joe Rothwell‘s first full session since arriving at Elland Road earlier this week.
Rothwell completed all the formalities of his season-long-loan move from Bournemouth on Thursday and so yesterday provided him with the first opportunity to train with the rest of the team.
A full pre-season under his belt could well prove extremely useful to him settling in at Leeds, with his first involvement likely to come in the friendly at Harrogate Town on Friday.
In contrast, Leeds had no new signings in their squad for the pre-season match last summer, which was a huge contributing factor to their slow start to the season.
Glen Kamara missing from Leeds’ latest inside training video
Given the amount of speculation, Leeds could still see a number of players depart between now and the opening game of the season against Portsmouth.
The likes of Crysencio Summerville, Willy Gnonto and Georginio Rutter have all been linked with other clubs, but the club’s latest YouTube video of ‘inside training’ shows them working hard at Thorp Arch.
However, unfortunately the same cannot be said for Glen Kamara following suggestions from France last week that he has agreed personal terms with Rennes.
Last night, it was then reported by Planet Sport that Kamara is likely to be the next player out of the Elland Road exit door according to a ‘source’ close to Leeds.
And those claims may well have just been backed up by the fact Kamara was not spotted at all during the footage of Leeds’ training video from Friday.
Only time will tell whether that is down to an injury problem he could’ve potentially picked up, or because he was finalising a transfer elsewhere.
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Leeds’ stance on Kamara may well have changed
The repeated message from journalists close to Leeds is that they have no intention to sell the ‘terrific‘ Kamara this summer.
Leeds have already lost one midfielder in Archie Gray, and losing another would leave them short even after the arrival of Rothwell on loan.
Leeds paid around £5 million to sign Kamara almost 12 months ago but a bid of around double that amount may well be enough to tempt them into turning a profit.
Rothwell is not reported to be seen as a replacement for Kamara if he does go, which does seem more and more likely.
That said, Leeds are now under pressure to ensure they bring in someone of significant quality, given the money that has been brought in this summer.
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