‘Outstanding’ player set to undergo medical at Championship rivals after leaving Leeds on a free

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Leeds United waved goodbye to a number of players this summer on free transfers after their deals came to an end, including the likes of Liam Cooper and Jamie Shackleton.

Shackleton has since joined Sheffield United and perhaps helped Leeds achieve a move for Jayden Bogle. Meanwhile, Lew Bate has joined League One side Stockport County and Jeremiah Mullen may join him.

But there are also a handful of players that remain free agents after their contracts at Leeds came to an end. The likes of Cooper is currently in talks with Blackburn, though length of a deal is impacting talks.

Ian Poveda was expected to join Sheffield Wednesday on a free after his loan at Hillsbrough but nothing has been announced as of yet, with Colombia attacker Poveda earning interest from Burnley and Luton.

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Cody Drameh is set for a medical on Tuesday after Leeds exit

Drameh, 22, has endured a difficult time at Leeds. Now four years on the books at Elland Road since his move from Fulham, right-back Drameh has managed just 10 appearances at senior level for Leeds.

But out on loan, he has starred. His first loan to Cardiff saw him join in January 2021, but he earned the club’s Player of the Season award. In January 2022, he joined Luton and helped them win promotion.

After being subbed on and off against Ipswich, Drameh was sent on loan to Birmingham for the season but it ended in relegation in May. Now, he is set for a medical at Hull City on Tuesday morning.

Leeds should be due compensation for Drameh ahead of move

That is according to Hull Daily Mail reporter Baz Cooper, who says a deal should go through today. He said: “Understand Cody Drameh is due to at Hull today. Move from Leeds expected to be confirmed.”

Leeds confirmed in their retained list that they had offered Drameh a deal. Because the “outstanding” star is younger than 23, clubs are awarded some compensation if they show signs of trying to keep the player.

Having offered Drameh a new contract, though there being no chance he was actually going to sign it, should mean that Leeds do at least win a compensation fee from Hull for the signing of the defender.