The Leeds star is ‘devastated’ by Farke’s decision and can now quit after just one season
Leeds United are facing parting ways with one of their summer 2025 signings after just one season at Elland Road, according to a new report.
Players who could leave Leeds this summer
Leeds’ summer is already shaping up on the exit side, with a number of players facing uncertain futures at Elland Road as Daniel Farke weighs up his options ahead of what could be a crucial transfer window.
Ao Tanaka is among those expected to leave, with reports suggesting that several English clubs are tracking the Japanese midfielder ahead of the summer.
Leeds are open to selling him and have reportedly put £8-10m on his head.
Despite interest from German clubs including SC Freiburg, Hannover 96 and Union Berlin, Tanaka prefers to stay in the Premier League (Sports Witness) – a situation that narrows the field but keeps a move realistic.
The 27-year-old has played 21 Premier League games this season but has only amassed 765 minutes of league football, making only seven appearances.
He was a key figure in Leeds’ promotion last season; This word has been very peripheral.
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The German may lose him this summer.
Wilfried Gnonto is another name with an uncertain future.
The Italian midfielder has been linked with a move away from Elland Road across multiple windows, with a number of Premier League clubs monitoring his situation.
Leeds’ ability to keep it up could hinge on their top-flight standing at the end of the season.
Now, a third player has emerged as a force to be reckoned with, and this one holds something funny given the timing.
Lucas Perri is frustrated and could leave Leeds this summer
According to Sport Witness, quoting Brazilian journalist Jorge Nicola, goalkeeper Lucas Perri is growing frustrated with his role at Leeds after Farke chose to drop him, and leaving has begun to be looked at by those around him.
Perri arrived at Elland Road expecting to be the first-choice stopper, but Karl Darlow has taken over as a league starter, limiting the Brazilian to cup play.
Ironically, Perri has just delivered one of Leeds’ biggest moments of the season.
He was the hero against West Ham in the FA Cup quarter-final on Sunday, saving two penalties in the final to send Farke’s side to Wembley in a semi-final against Chelsea – the club’s first appearance at that stage since the 1986/87 season.
The Brazilian angle gives this story more context.
Perri has been in the picture for the national team, and sources close to the situation suggest that a return to his homeland is now being looked at favorably in his camp, with the belief that regular football in Brazil could strengthen his case for international recognition.
Leeds paid Lyon a fixed fee of £14m for Perri, with up to £1.5m in performance-related bonuses on top of that.
There is currently no indication of an orderly path or a concrete exit process, and the Sports Witness report contains appropriate warnings about the first phase of the situation.
But with a player of that price sitting out of the league’s first-choice XI, the question of his future is unlikely to end as the summer approaches.
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