When will the levee break at Leeds United? For all of the goodwill and affection held for Tyler Roberts and Alfie McCalmont, this post-relegation summer has been framed around the exits of more recent first-team faces.
If departures are to run into double figures, as expected, someone in that 22/23 side will need to get the ball rolling sooner rather than later. The protracted transition from Aser Ventures to 49ers Enterprises has not helped in accelerating any business matters at Elland Road.
A head coach is likely to be swiftly announced in the aftermath of the takeover’s ratification, but until then, many matters are being worked on in the background without the green light they eventually need. Angus Kinnear had put in the groundwork on transfers out of the club, with some help from chairman-elect Paraag Marathe, but interim football advisor Nick Hammond has taken the lead since his appointment a fortnight ago.
