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Daniel Farke will face the microphones tomorrow but board figures have left Leeds United fans with a number of unanswered questions.

Ultimately, only one loan signing was brought in, with it outlined from the outset that profit and sustainability limits meant that temporary deals were always more likely. Yet the chase of Jorgen Strand Larsen changed the complexion of the window.

Of course, he ended up at Crystal Palace in a £48m deal, which is £8m more than Leeds were prepared to pay. The backdrop is that Leeds had no PSR headspace anyway and would have had to find a sanction sale before June 30 - a risky game in itself.

What’s more, the money would have come out of next year’s PSR budget. Yet that still begs the first question…

Strand Larsen was seen as a ‘unique’ market opportunity that arose due to Wolves’ malaise at the foot of the table. Not just that, he was seen as a long-term investment at the age of 25.

It was underlined that there were few other...

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