The Leeds United player’s stark decision this week underlines Farke’s transfer priority – View

“I tried by all means given the excitement that made me live this experience and represent my country in such an important and unique event. But in the end you have to respect the decision of the club I represent.

“I wanted to thank the gentleman and his technical staff for waiting until the last minute and wish all the luck in the world to my teammates. I will cheer from home like the most”

Leeds make the right call on Farke after admitting defender

This news comes amid Farke’s post-match comments on Wednesday about Leeds’ lack of depth at full-back following a 4-1 win over Hannover 96 (via LeedsLive):

“Overall, we have three options with Junior, Jayden and Sam. Quality options, but we also know a bit about Sam’s injury resume and need to be careful.

“One thing is for sure, with only three full-backs and one slightly older one who has an injured CV, it will be difficult to survive in the Championship. It’s certainly also one of the areas that we need to be aware of and if there’s an opportunity to actually strengthen the squad, we should definitely look at it, yes.”

As things stand, Farke is not happy with the full-back depth he has, which are the three players he names above, while he apparently has Max Wöber as a versatile option, deputizing on the left in Wednesday’s second half.

So it would have been very naive of the club to sanction Firpo traveling on international duty this month when this pre-season will be vital to get an edge on promotion rivals who could be stuttering out of the blocks.

The last thing the former Barcelona man needs is more strain on his body after constant injuries, so the club are doing the right thing.