Two exits are on the verge of completion at Leeds United as the team prepares for its first friendly of the summer. One-time record signing Rodrigo will end his stay at Elland Road after three years, while Rasmus Kristensen is set for a season-long loan.
Rodrigo is in Qatar applying the finishing touches to a permanent switch with Al-Rayyan, who will pay around £3.5m to £4m for the striker. While some supporters may baulk at that fee, he is 32 with one year left on his contract and carrying a massive salary Leeds needed to shift as soon as possible.
Kristensen, meanwhile, is following Diego Llorente to Roma in Serie A for the 2023/24 campaign. The Denmark international had been set to battle with Luke Ayling and Cody Drameh for minutes on the right of defence, but this move takes the sting out of that problem.
