Danny Mills believes Leeds United may need to sell Georginio Rutter this summer in order to balance the books.
The Whites failed to gain promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt, losing 1-0 to Southampton in the play-off final.
Daniel Farke had led the team to a third place finish in the Championship table, but the defeat at Wembley Stadium consigned them to another year in the second tier.
This has led to reports that the Yorkshire outfit will need to raise funds this summer in order to stay in a solid financial position.
This has led to speculation over the futures of multiple key players in the Leeds squad, with the transfer window now officially open.
Danny Mills predicts Leeds United summer sales
Mills believes that Rutter may be sold this summer in order for the club to comply with the league’s financial rules, while keeping Crysencio Summerville and Wilfried Gnonto.
He has claimed that Leeds were banking on promotion, and now that they’re stuck in the Championship they may need to make some sacrifices.
“Finance is going to be a little bit of an issue,” said Mills via BetVictor.
“They got rid of a lot of players last time.
“They had to get rid of a lot of players and a lot of them were loaned out and sent away on loan.
“I’m not sure what those deals are now, [given] the fact that they’re still back in the Championship.
“There’s a lot of players coming back into the football club, Aaronson comes back in, Jack Harrison comes back in.
