Leeds United have been warned relegation from the Premier League could have a “particularly damaging effect” on them.
With seven games left to play in the Premier League, the Whites are four points clear of the relegation zone.
There may be five clubs below them in more immediate danger, but Daniel Farke’s men are not out of the woods yet.
A winless run that has stretched to six games has not been helpful, although many of their rivals have also struggled of late.
Leeds United sent warning
However, the extent to which the club are looking to grow could make relegation even more damaging, in the view of ex-Everton and Aston Villa chief executive Keith Wyness.
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Keith Wyness has issued a warning to relegation-threatened Leeds United. | George Wood/Getty Images & Barrington Coombs/Getty Images
He told Football Insider: “It’s big for Leeds because the other thing that they’ve got, apart from just being able to adjust the squad and the wage levels and those sort of things, is they’ve got this new construction project going on around Elland Road.
“That’s another layer of complexity and financial need that a lot of other clubs won’t have to handle right now. In terms of if you compare it to Spurs, they are pretty lucky in a sense. They’ll still have things like the concert income and the NFL or there will be other events coming in that will help protect the revenue streams.
“Leeds have now got an extra layer of cost with the stadium rebuild, so it would be particularly tough for Leeds to go down. I personally think they’ll be able to fight it through and stay up, and it’s disappointing to see them get to this stage, and they’ve actually been sort of sucked back into it and it could happen.
“Look, let’s be sure anything’s possible with those four clubs down there at the bottom right now. But I think for Leeds it could have a particularly damaging effect.”
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Leeds United last suffered relegation from the Premier League in 2023. | Stu Forster/Getty Images
Leeds United enjoying respite
Leeds are currently enjoying a break from the cut and thrust of the Premier League, with a number of their players currently away on international duty.
Farke’s side will return to Premier League action on April 13, when they visit Manchester United.