Mateusz Klich given pundit’s blessing to leave Leeds as main reason emerges for transfer wish

A pundit has backed Mateusz Klich to leave Leeds United this summer, with rumours of a transfer for the central midfielder growing.

Klich has been a Leeds player since July 2017. The Whites paid Dutch club FC Twente just over £1.5million to sign him, according to transfermarkt.

Klich spent the second half of the 2017/18 campaign on loan at FC Utrecht, back in the Netherlands. Other than that, he has been on Leeds’ books in recent seasons.

The 32-year-old played an important role in the club’s success under Marcelo Bielsa. During their Championship title triumph in 2019/20, he made 45 league appearances. Six goals and five assists came Klich’s way in that time.

Klich has featured regularly for Leeds in each of the last two Premier League seasons. However, reports now claim the Poland international could push through an exit.

According to Polish source Meczyki, he is ‘determined’ to move on before the transfer window shuts. And the main reason for this is playing time.

Klich is unsure whether he will play enough under Jesse Marsch this season. And remaining on the bench could jeopardise his chances of starting for Poland at the Qatar World Cup.

Klich has been linked with a return to Utrecht, where he had a successful loan spell. And former Leeds goalkeeper Paul Robinson has given the transfer his blessing, backing Klich to be sold to ‘free up space’ in Marsch’s squad.

“Klich’s not a starter,” Robinson told MOT Leeds News. “He played more than I expected him to last year.

“With the World Cup coming up in the winter, you look at the squad Leeds have got and the team selection on Saturday [against Wolves].

“Klich came on after 65 minutes for Rodrigo but Leeds aren’t competing on that many fronts. They’re not in Europe,