Jack Harrison could return to Everton as Leeds United chairman makes transfer admission
Leeds United’s failure to win promotion back to the Premier League means Everton could take Jack Harrison on loan again
Everton could take Jack Harrison on loan from Leeds United again next season after the Yorkshire club failed to win promotion back into the Premier League.
The 27-year-old made 35 appearances in total for Sean Dyche’s men this season, scoring four goals. He missed the final two fixtures with a hamstring injury but ahead of their last game at Arsenal, Everton announced they would continue dialogue with Leeds over his future when the Yorkshire club’s current Championship play-off campaign was completed. The Whites subsequently lost 1-0 to Southampton in Sunday’s final at Wembley to miss out on a Premier League return at the first time of asking.
Now, Leedschairman Paraag Marathe has confirmed that Harrison – whose deal at Elland Road lasts until 2028 – has a clause in his contract allowing him to be loaned out again. One of the big frustrations for the Whites last summer was the exodus of existing squad members on season-long loans as relegation clauses in player contracts gave some first-team regulars the right to depart after the club went down, provided the club they temporarily joined picked up their salary in full.
The exits included Harrison to Everton, Brenden Aaronson to Union Berlin, Marc Roca to Real Betis, Robin Koch to Eintracht Frankfurt and Max Wober to Borussia Monchengladbach. The clauses meant Leeds were powerless to block those exits 0 and in no position to recoup meaningful transfer fees via permanent deals.
The Athletic reports that Harrison is one player with the right to go out on loan again this summer but they have been told that only one other loan clause remains active. Those aside, the club will have significantly more control over outgoing business.
Marathe said: “Fortunately, we don’t have as many of those situations as we had last year. We also aren’t in a race against time.
