Sky Sports pundit Terry Gibson has urged Leeds United to bolster their squad with ‘six or seven’ signings with the money raised from the sales of Kalvin Phillips and Raphinha. The Whites could raise around £100million from the departure of their two stars, with Manchester City’s £45million bid for Phillips accepted, while Chelsea have had an offer of £55million accepted for Raphinha.
Losing the club’s two best players in the immediate aftermath of a relegation fight that went to the final day is far from ideal, but those in charge at Elland Road are sympathetic to their players’ desire to compete in Europe and know that they need to make big sales in order to finance a squad rebuild.
Leeds director of football Victor Orta has already brought in £45million worth of talent, with 21-year-old Brenden Aaronson arriving for around £25million, while Rasmus Kristensen and Marc Roca followed for £10million each. And ex-Tottenham man Gibson has told the club to use the money brought in to further strengthen last season’s skeleton squad.
