The TEAMtalk journalist reported via his X account on 29 January that his exit now means Daniel Farke is short of options at centre-back and could explore the transfer market as a result.
Hjelde joined Leeds from Celtic in 2021 and the Glasgow giants are now set to pocket £225,000 as a result of this deal, so Leeds will still keep £1.25million of the total fee.
A good deal nonetheless
Regardless of the sell-on fee owed to Celtic as a result of this transfer, Leeds netting £1.25million for a player whose only appearance this season came on the opening day is a good deal for the club.
There had been higher hopes for Hjelde when he arrived from Celtic three years ago, and even more so after his performances in pre-season, which led him to start against Cardiff City on the opening day, but his performance that day was not enough to retain his place.
The suggestion that Leeds will now need to enter the transfer market may be wide of the mark. While a centre-back may have been on their list anyway, selling somebody with just one appearance so far this season is unlikely to have made a difference to that priority.
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