Anton Stach reacts as Isaac Schmidt bids Leeds farewell after Young Boys move | OneFootball

Isaac Schmidt has left Leeds United for BSC Young Boys on a four-year deal, bringing his two-year spell to a close on Thursday and prompting an emotional farewell that drew a reply from Anton Stach.

The fee was undisclosed, yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk understands it was two million pounds, ensuring Leeds did not lose any book value. The full-back made 14 appearances during the 2024/25 Championship title-winning season, including two FA Cup starts, with all 12 league outings from the bench.

He joined Werder Bremen on loan last summer, with Premier League minutes looking unlikely. Schmidt was at Elland Road when automatic promotion was clinched and joined an open-top bus parade through the city centre.

In an Instagram message, he thanked Leeds, his team-mates and staff, spoke of ‘pure emotions’ shared with the club and praised the supporters, before wishing everyone well and signing off with MOT. Largie Ramazani wrote ‘Best of luck my brother’ and Willy Gnonto added ‘My Guy’.

Stach, who only featured alongside Schmidt in pre-season, wrote ‘Good luck Brudi’, and Joel Piroe added ‘Good luck brother’. Illan Meslier and Mateo Joseph commented, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Harry Gray among those to like the post.

Schmidt now links up with Young Boys for pre-season. He became Leeds’ fourth summer exit, after free agents Karl Darlow and Meslier and Pascal Struijk’s switch to Brighton worth £20 million. One new arrival, Harry Wilson, has been confirmed, while centre-back Tarik Muharemovic is expected to follow.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk