Leeds United are yet to secure promotion this season but the club are gearing up to play in the Premier League. They are aware they will need to spend money and radically improve their squad if they want to survive in the top flight. Promotion will open doors to more finances in the summer but the club will also need to sell well to ensure that they increase their war chest for the next transfer window. Several players are expected to be moved on and there is already movement on potential departures. The Whites have a decent chance of bringing in some good money if they hold their nerve in negotiations.
Daniel Farke and the men behind the scenes know that they will need to get rid of the excess fat in the squad in the next transfer window for a proper overhaul of the squad.
A few big earners such as Patrick Bamford are expected to be moved on and several players in the squad could be considered not good enough for the top flight if Leeds get promoted to the Premier League.
The Yorkshire giants will also have to make decisions on the futures of several returning loan stars who may or may not have a long-term future at Elland Road going forward.
Rasmus Kristensen is one of the players Leeds are expected to cut their cord with given he has not been with the club since they got relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2023/24 season.
Eintracht Frankfurt have an option to make the move permanent for a fee of €15m but negotiations are underway between the two clubs to bring down that number.
The German club are pushing hard to sign the defender on a permanent deal from Leeds United
Eintracht do not want to spend the sum mentioned in the loan agreement with Leeds but are keen to sign Kristensen on a permanent deal in the summer.
The 27-year-old centre-back has been an important player for the German club this season and his performances have convinced them to push for his signature.
The talks are ongoing between the two clubs and Eintracht are said to be trying to sign the centre-back on a deal worth just €6m in the summer from Leeds.
No agreement is in place between the two clubs and Leeds are expected to negotiate hard to get more money out of a deal despite their willingness to offload him.
According to German outlet Fussball.news, Eintracht are willing to do ‘everything in their power’ to secure a deal to sign Kristensen on a permanent contract.
He is seen as a pivotal player and a decision has been made to try and ensure that he stays at Eintracht beyond the end of his current loan contract.
Leeds want to sell him as he has no future at Elland Road but they should not make the mistake of making it easy for Eintracht to sign him as well.
Leeds are in a position to squeeze out more money from the Bundesliga club
Eintracht want to hold on to Kristensen, the player wants to stay and Leeds are also keen to ensure that they get a clean break from the Dane after two consecutive loan deals.
An agreement should be reached between the two sides, but negotiations will have to take place if the German club are not interested in paying the figure they agreed last summer.
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Eintracht are likely to use Leeds’ desperation to sell Kristensen to bring down the price but the Whites must hold their nerve and not buckle under pressure.
The German club are not prepared to pay €15m but Leeds must not agree to sell the defender for a fee of just €6m as well. If Kristensen has been that important a player, Eintracht should be forced to fork out more dough.
Leeds have more than a decent chance of getting more money for Kristensen if they put their foot down in negotiations and every million coming in will matter next summer if they are in the Premier League.
