Leeds United are set to begin preparations for the start of the new Championship season with a severely depleted squad. The Whites are due to begin pre-season at the start of July and they will have just one month to get ready for the opening game of the season, which is scheduled to take place during the first weekend of August.
As such, pre-season will be shorter than usual for the Whites and they could probably do without the knock-on effects of the international calendar. A total of 12 Leeds players will be international action in some capacity over the next few weeks and it seems likely that most, if not all, will be given extra time to rest and recuperate before returning to Thorp Arch.
Of those on international duty, six will be involved in the 2023 European Under-21 Championships, which kicks off in Romania and Georgia next week. Every player, including Charlie Cresswell (England), Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands), Illan Meslier (France), Wilfried Gnonto (Italy), Kristoffer Klaesson and Leo Hjelde (both Norway), will have high hopes of going deep into the competition.
