Leeds United still have a £1.5m hole this summer with transfer apparently confirmed this week – View

Leeds United’s versatile striker Sam Greenwood appeared to be surplus to requirements as the club agreed to a £1.5m buyout option on his loan from Middlesbrough, but Michael Carrick looks set to reject that option .

Leeds’ play-off campaign, which starts tomorrow, will have a massive bearing on the futures of several fringe players under Daniel Farke.

Staying in the Championship makes life more difficult for Leeds, pushing these players out, knowing that some major sales will also be expected.

Leeds’ Sam Greenwood looks set to say goodbye to Middlesbrough

The end of the regular season saw Middlesbrough miss out on play-off contention despite a strong finish to the campaign, but there are contrasting developments for the two Leeds loanees at the Riverside.

Luke Ayling appears to be in talks to sign a permanent deal on a free transfer, but for Sam Greenwood, it looks like his time on Teesside is over.

He posted this message on Instagram:

“@theboroofficial A club full of great people! The staff, colleagues and supporters thank you for this season.

“Full of ups and downs and I loved every minute, time to rest and recover.”

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In the comments on Greenwood’s post, there are several Middlesbrough players wishing him well for the future, more or less confirming that he won’t be there next season:

Middlesbrough were said at the start of the season to have a £1.5m option to buy the 22-year-old’s contract, the same fee Leeds paid Arsenal to sign him back in 2020.

However, with him leaving Boro, it looks like Leeds will not receive that reasonable fee from the Teessiders in the summer window.

After scoring five goals and three assists for Middlesbrough this season, Greenwood’s production started remarkably well, but stalled rather dramatically in the second half of the season, perhaps seeing Carrick unconvinced about making the deal permanent.

Eight goal contributions and a regular place in a side pushing for the top six is ​​something that could tempt another club to make a move, which seems to be the hope now for Leeds and the 49ers as they don’t seem to have a future here .

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