Leeds United may have to be ruthless when it comes to deciding who stays and who goes this summer.
Since the 1-0 defeat to Southampton in the Championship play-off final 10 days ago, much of the focus has been on who could be leaving Elland Road when the window opens.
Crysencio Summerville and Archie Gray are just two of the players who have been attracting the most interest so far, with Leeds knowing that some key men will have to depart.
However, chairman Paraag Marathe has been pretty bullish in his insistence Leeds will have a squad ready to push to go one better when August rolls around.
Though that will include funds for new players, it will also have to mean being firm in telling some who, perhaps see their future at a higher level, they won’t be going anywhere.
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Following the lucrative sponsorship deal agreed with Red Bull, as well as the potential sales of the returning loanees, Leeds United certainly aren’t in a position where they have to sell everyone this summer.
Championship POTS Summerville certainly feels the most likely to move on, with a reported price tag of £30 million set by Leeds.
Sargent still has four years to run on his Norwich contract, however, and the Canaries will not allow a player who scored 16 goals in 28 Championship games last term to leave on the cheap.
Speaking to MOT Leeds News about Leeds’ reported interest in the American, Goodman said: “There’s an element of being realistic with targets, but at the same time you’re also not going to get Josh Sargeant for cheap.
“I should think you’re talking £10m or more – he’s Norwich’s prized asset and they’ve just appointed a new manager, who will want to progress the club. So they will be reluctant to sell one of, if not the, best player they have, especially because Leeds are a direct competitor.
“Then again, if Leeds flex their muscles and Sargeant becomes unsettled and insists he wants to play for Leeds United, he would be a fantastic buy for them – no doubt about it.
