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There are, however, some players that have passed through the West Yorkshire club that are performing very well at United’s level.

And not only that, those individuals are younger players that Leeds could have continued to develop instead of cashing in on – decisions that they may now regret.

When did Leeds sell Niall Huggins and Leif Davis?

Niall Huggins was the first to depart Elland Road back in 2021, when Sunderland – then a League One club – swooped for his services.

The Wales youth international had been at Leeds since 2009, but he only ever featured once for the club senior level, which was a substitute appearance in a Premier League defeat against Arsenal in 2021, just a few months before his departure.

Huggins played mostly under-21’s football in his final year with United, appearing 17 times in the Premier League 2 competition and scoring two goals, and he showed his versatility by playing at both left and right-back.

Leif Davis, meanwhile, left a year after Huggins, but he had more first-team exposure – both at Leeds and elsewhere.