Daniel Farke, the manager of Leeds United, only made one addition during the January transfer window, but it might have been a crucial one.
After their season got off to a strong start in the first half and they were in the running to go back up, the Whites made their first trip back to the Championship since 2019–20.
After the competition was postponed by two months, Elland Road saw a lot of changes in the season before, when they easily won the league title under Marcelo Bielsa.
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In addition to making the most of the resources Leeds provided him, Bielsa also had some respectable investment in the team.
Farke has benefited from the 49ers’ completion of their takeover, while Leeds was relegated from the Premier League in 22–23.
But how is Bielsa’s expenditure from 19/20 compared to today? We examine…
Spending – 19/20
Bielsa had a lot of pruning to do after his team missed out on the play-offs in the months leading up to this summer window—a total of 20 outgoings.
Juvenile players on the fringe who weren’t needed either left the team permanently or were loaned out. Lewie Coyle, Conor Shaughnessy, Pawel Cibicki, Eunan O’Kane, Laurens De Bock, Jay-Roy Grot, and Conor Shaughnessy were among those on loans; Vurnon Anita was let go by the team.
Following their loans, Coyle, Cibicki, Sam Dalby, Tyler Denton, Yosuke Ideguchi, Hadi Sacko, Paudie O’Connor, Tom Pearce, Aapo Halme, Caleb Ekuban, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Samu Saiz, Kemar Roofe, Pontus Jansson, and Jack Clarke were among the players that left permanently.
Transfermarkt reports that Leeds made a total of £26.05 million from their exits, with the great majority of that amount coming from the important sales of Jansson, Clarke, and Roofe.
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Leeds only made £27.64 million in revenue during the summer, much short of what they could have made due to Andrea Radrizzani’s loan terms.
Only five players brought in fees, either permanent or loan, meaning that a total of 16 players left over the summer.
While no significant sales occurred in January, there were some notable departures: Sean McGurk joined Swindon Town permanently, Lewis Bate and Darko Gyabi left on loan, Leo Hjelde went to Sunderland for £2 million, and Luke Ayling left on loan to Middlesbrough.
Arrivals – 19/20
At the conclusion of the season in July 2020, Illan Meslier and Helder Costa’s initial loan moves became permanent for Leeds, costing the team £5 million and £16,6 million, respectively. This was the club’s only significant expenditure commitment for 19/20.
Ian Poveda arrived from Man City on a free transfer in January, while Liam McCarron joined for £290,000 from Carlisle.
Ben White came from Brighton, Eddie Nketiah joined from Arsenal, Clarke returned after joining Spurs, and in January, Leeds signed Jean-Kevin Augustin, originally on loan, from RB Leipzig. These transfers accounted for the remainder of Leeds’ incoming business.
The season’s spending totaled about £21.29 million, but due to Augustin’s subsequent actions and the legal battles involving his non-transfer in the summer following his promotion, the total amount of transfers increased to £61.29 million.
Leeds added nine players to the senior squad, replacing those who left the club with genuine intent to storm the EFL following relegation.
Three loans arrived in the form of Jaidon Anthony, the previously mentioned Spence who left early, and Joe Rodon; the remaining loans were long-term agreements.
Joel Piroe was the most expensive, requiring an upfront payment of £10.5 million out of a total expenditure of £31.17 million.
On deadline day in January, Connor Roberts entered the market, however he was given a direct loan without a buyout option.
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