Breaking news:Sporting director refuses to rule out January transfer for Leeds United player, he’s open to move

Breaking news:Sporting director refuses to rule out January transfer for Leeds United player, he’s open to move

Daniel Farke may be wanting a quiet January transfer window at Leeds United but that could change if players make their way out of Elland Road.

 

Farke has insisted Leeds will remain ‘awake‘ but is happy with his current squad and doesn’t want too many players coming in to risk upsetting the balance.

However, with the window now less than a month away from opening, rumours are once again starting to surface, with two fringe members of the squad being linked with exits.

 

Joe Gelhardt is keen on securing a loan move in January and is wanted by Rangers and several Championship clubs after yet another few months of no game time.

 

In fact, calls are already said to have started being lodged to his agent in the hope a deal can be done quickly after the turn of the new year.

 

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Red Bull Salzburg director Rouven Schröder on Max Wober links

As well as Gelhardt, centre-back Max Wober has also been linked with an exit in the last few days, with former club Red Bull Salzburg reportedly keen, according to the Salzburger Nachrichten.

 

Wober has played just twice as a substitute in the Championship this season since returning to the club from a loan spell at Borussia Monchengladbach.

 

That said, both of those appearances have actually come in the last three matches, which would suggest Farke still sees him as part of his squad.

As an Austrian international, though, Wober won’t be happy at being sat on a second tier bench for much longer and so these links are certainly interesting.

 

Salzburg have just appointed Rouven Schröder as their new sporting director ahead of the January window after an atrocious opening few months of the season.

 

They sit seventh in the Austrian Bundesliga and 32nd in the Champions League phase and so Schröder has clearly been brought in to oversee a busy window.

 

Schröder was actually directly asked about reports linking Wober with Salzburg, and hinted that his experience could be useful in a young, struggling team.