Leeds United will move on from joint-top earner Patrick Bamford

Leeds United will look to part ways with Patrick Bamford at the end of the season as the Yorkshire club do not see the 30-year-old as part of their future.

Daniel Farke’s side are on the verge of returning to the Premier League by reaching the Championship play-off final this week, but will have to sell players if they fail to secure promotion.

According to the Daily Mail, if Leeds are not promoted this season, the Championship club will need to raise nearly £100 million in player sales and that could lead to a fire sale at Elland Road with stars such as Archie Gray and Crysencio Summerville almost certainly. to leave amid interest from the Premier League.

Fans of the Yorkshire club will hope that scenario does not play out, but even if they return to England’s top flight, the Whites will be looking to part ways with Patrick Bamford as the striker does not feature heavily in their future plans.

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This season has been tough for Bamford as the 30-year-old has missed a lot of games through injury, which includes the entire start of the campaign.

The striker is under contract at Elland Road until 2026, but the Daily Mail state that Leeds would like to move on from the player this summer. The former Chelsea star is the joint-top earner at the Championship club with his £70,000-a-week contract and that’s a lot of money to get off the books.

Bamford has been at Leeds since 2018 and the play-off final could be a fitting way for him to leave after playing 187 games in a white shirt.