Leeds United player reveals wage ’embarrassment’ ahead of stick-or-twist Elland Road decision
The international full-back is currently at the European Championships with Denmark with whom he has qualified for the Round of 16 in Germany after spending the 2023/24 campaign on loan at Italian giants AS Roma.
Kristensen was one of several Leeds players who exercised a loan release clause in his Elland Road contract following relegation from the Premier League last May, which permitted the 26-year-old to spend the following campaign in Serie A whilst avoiding a mandatory wage reduction that was also written into players’ Leeds deals in the event of relegation.
The Dane’s club career is currently in limbo with a loan return to Roma a possibility but far from guaranteed. Kristensen featured 31 times for the Giallorossi last season but following the appointment of new sporting director Florian Ghisolfi, it is not known whether he will be as sought after now as under the previous regime.