De fleste er nok i samtaler om forlengelse av kontraktene:
IKKE NÃ…*****Ramon Nunez, januar 2011 - opsjon på forlengelse av kontrakten
IKKE NÃ…*****Amdy Faye, 8.januar 2011 - opsjon på forlengelse av kontrakten
FORHANDLING*Neil Kilkenny, sommer 2011
FORHANDLING*Bradley Johnson, sommer 2011
IKKE NÃ…*Lubo Michalik, sommer 2011 - ut på lån til Carlisle til 3.jan 2011
IKKE NÃ…**Andy Robinson, sommer 2011 - på vei ut
KANSKJE**Alan Martin, sommer 2011
FORHANDLING**Luciano Becchio, sommer 2011
KANSKJE**Tom Elliott, sommer 2011 (ny kontrakt ca 20.aug. 2008)
FORHANDLING***Richard Naylor, sommer 2011
IKKE NÃ…****Jason Crowe, sommer 2011 (jeg tipper på 2 års kontrakt!) Har noen annen info?
IKKE NÃ…****Patrick Kisnorbo, sommer 2011
FORHANDLING****Shane Higgs, sommer 2011
IKKE NÃ…****Davide Somma, sommer 2011 (Ett års forlengelse, signert april 2010)
IKKE NÃ…*****Andy Hughes, sommer 2011
United eager to block off exit door
Leeds United manager Simon Grayson is sure that talks aimed at renegotiating deals with players approaching the end of their contracts will resume soon. Picture: Bruce Rollinson.
10 September 2010
By Richard Sutcliffe
SIMON GRAYSON has revealed talks will re-open in the near future between Leeds United and the host of players who are in the final year of their contracts.
Nine members of the first-team squad at Elland Road have less than 12 months to run on their current deals – meaning they could walk away for free next summer.
With memories of Jermaine Beckford's exit to Everton still fresh in the memory, there is understandable concern among supporters that a repeat could see the likes of Neil Kilkenny, Luciano Becchio, Bradley Johnson and Patrick Kisnorbo follow the striker out the door for nothing.
Only one of the nine – transfer-listed Andy Robinson – is deemed surplus to requirements by Grayson, the remaining four whose deals run out next summer being captain Richard Naylor, Shane Higgs, Davide Somma and Andrew Hughes.
Discussions were opened with the majority during the summer only to stall.
Leeds manager Grayson said: "Shaun (Harvey, chief executive) will be speaking to them in the next few days, weeks or whatever. The window only shut last week but I am sure it is on the agenda for Shaun to speak to their representatives.
"Sometimes you can't do much about it. Players – no matter what you might be offering them – are within their rights to turn any offers down and walk out (at the end of their) contracts.
"That is what happens. In the summer, we brought in one or two players who were on free transfers and that is what the Bosman ruling has done.
"We will try to keep the players but if they feel that they are going to move on to bigger and better things by leaving on a free transfer next summer then we can't do much about that apart from offer them deals which we think are their value."
Beckford's decision to quit on a free transfer last summer came after he had turned down several contract offers from the Elland Road club.
In that instance, United's hand was forced by the striker's insistence on holding out for a five-figure weekly salary despite being at a club who were then in League One. Beckford has since signed a contract with Everton that is worth a reputed £20,000 per week.
Leeds will be desperate to avoid a repeat, especially with the likes of Kilkenny, Johnson and Becchio being in their mid-20s and, therefore, approaching their prime years as footballers.
The situation surrounding Kisnorbo, the club's Player of the Year in 2009-10, is complicated by the defender not being due to return from a ruptured Achilles until the New Year.
Asked specifically about the 29-year-old Australian, Grayson said: "In terms of Paddy, it has to be a two-way thing.
"We have got to be loyal to him to try and sort something out because he was a fantastic player for us. But he has got to understand that we can't really offer him a contract until he has maybe proved that he is back to full fitness.
"It is a tricky situation but I like to think I have got a relationship with Paddy where we can be honest with each other and do whatever we can."
