Leeds United squad depth assessed as summer priorities emerge | OneFootball

Leeds United head into another important summer aiming to build on an impressive Premier League return, having finished 14th on 47 points despite a 3-0 final-day defeat at relegated West Ham. yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk points out this snapshot of their current depth and potential weak points.

Last year’s recruitment was highly effective, but 49ers Enterprises will need to invest again if Leeds are to continue improving. An end-of-season injury crisis exposed how quickly depth can thin when key players are absent.

Goalkeeper: first-choice Karl Darlow*, with cover from Lucas Perri, Illan Meslier* and Alex Cairns*. An asterisk denotes a player out of contract this summer.

Right centre-back: Joe Rodon leads, with Sebastiaan Bornauw, James Justin and Jaka Bijol as cover. Central centre-back: Jaka Bijol is first-choice, backed up by Bornauw and Rodon.

Left centre-back: Pascal Struijk heads the group, with Bijol and Ethan Ampadu in support. Right wing-back: Jayden Bogle starts, with Justin and Sam Byram* as alternatives.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk