Leeds United, like almost every club, have made some questionable signings over the years and the news of Laurens De Bock’s release from the club brings to an end a very underwhelming Whites career. The Belgian defender signed in January 2018 for around £1.5 million but featured only seven times before a host of loan moves.
He joins a list of players signed by the club during the years they desperately fought for promotion, with little money and a slapstick recruitment policy that tried to placate a revolving door of managers and their playing styles.
The hunt for hidden gems in under-appreciated leagues rarely paid off. Samu Saiz arrival from Spanish second division SD Huesca was an exception to the rule, similarly the signings of Pontus Jansson from Torino and Mateusz Klich from FC Twente - eventually.
