Leeds United correspondent Phil Hay has revealed that forgotten left-back Laurens De Bock will leave Elland Road this summer.

The Lowdown: De Bock’s Leeds career

De Bock made the move to Yorkshire back in 2018 from Club Brugge in a deal worth £1.53m. Since then, the 29-year-old has made just seven appearances for the Whites, heading out on loan to four different clubs.

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The Belgian, on £15,000-a-week, is currently back in his native country with Zulte Waregem where he has been a regular as captain. His deal with Leeds is set to expire in the summer, and it looks as if he’ll finally leave the club for good.

The Latest: Hay’s claim

Hay contributed to a story for The Athletic on Tuesday, looking at free agents this summer across the Premier League.

When it came to Leeds, Hay said that many would have forgotten that De Bock was still under contract with the club, adding that he will ‘leave quietly at the end of the season’.

The Verdict: Finally

De Bock was never in the picture under Marcelo Bielsa, so it’s a shame the club failed to move him on for good in recent years. Doing that may have brought in a small fee, but he’ll now depart for nothing in the summer.

Left-back has been an area of the pitch where Leeds have struggled to improve in recent years, and De Bock is just another who failed to fit the bill at Elland Road and won’t be remembered in years to come.

Should the Whites go down, Jesse Marsch could be on the hunt for another new left-back, especially with Junior Firpo struggling in his first season and Stuart Dallas out for the foreseeable with a broken leg.

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