Last summer, Daniel Farke made a lot of decisions when it came to the Leeds United team. And even though some fans complained, things turned out for the best.
The major shocking decision was when some players including Patrick Bamford were left out of the training camp.
It came as a surprise, as many felt Bamford would be part of the team in the Premier League. Farke explained to the striker that he was not in the club’s plans going forward.
This lead to Bamford agreeing to terminate his deal in the summer.
The other decision that did not go down well with the fanbase was re-integrating Jack Harrison. Many fans were against this, and proved to be right as the winger left the club mid-season.
Harrison was the one who pushed for the exit according to Daniel Farke.
Leeds United could be without four players ahead of pre-season
Leeds United will be preparing for another season in the top flight after finishing in 14th place this past season.
However, next season could start on a difficult note; with the World Cup set to end in July, most players will report to their clubs in the second week of the month following the tournament.
Leeds will begin pre-season around 13th July, which means that it is likely that all their players at the World Cup will miss out.
Brenden Aaronson, Ao Tanaka, Gabriel Gudmundsson and Noah Okafor are all currently with their countries.
Gudmunsson and Okafor were very important players for the club this past season, while Tanaka showed late in the campaign that he deserved more playing time under Daniel Farke.
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What this could mean for transfers
This could also affect transfer plans for Leeds United – some of their summer targets will be present at the tournament.
And if they do get days off after competing at the World Cup, it pushes back their arrival for pre-season also. Fans will remember what happened with Jaka Bijol and Sebastiaan Bornauw last summer.
Both were signed late in the club’s pre-season camp in Germany, and that ultimately disrupted their integration in the team.
Bijol eventually worked his way into the lineup, but Bornauw never had that privilege; it took him very late in the season to even make his first start for the club.
So the recruitment team must work with Farke in order to avoid this becoming a problem again.
