Leeds’ Mateusz Klich left in tears as team-mates wear shirts with his name and form guard of honour ahead of transfer
LEEDS’ team-mates gave tearful Mateusz Klich a guard of honour and wore shirts with his name on as the fans’ favourite heads for a January exit.
The second-half sub was overcome with emotion following Wednesday night’s 2-2 draw with West Ham.
ReutersLiam Cooper joins in the tender send-off for Leeds team-mate Mateusz Klich, who is set to leave in January[/caption]
Wayne Rooney‘s DC United are amongst the clubs tipped to fight it out for the Poland midfielder, 32, who arrived at Elland Road from Twente in 2017.
And as fans piled in to give tributes on what could be his last night in a Leeds kit, one said: “God this is heartbreaking. I really don’t want him to go.”
Another posted: “I will miss him forever.”
And one supporter argued: “Madness letting Klich go still a very good squad player showed how valuable he is to the team when he came on as a sub.”
This view summed up the impact of a player who helped get Leeds back to the top flight and, so far, stay there.
He wrote: “Beast under Bielsa. Shame he wasn’t 5 years younger.”
Some fans believe his 27-minute cameo against the Hammers suggested he should regain his starting spot – as Leeds recovered from 2-1 down to draw.
One said: “Him and Harrison changed the game when we came on. Much more effective than Aaronson.
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“Why are we letting him go when he should be starting the next game? Oh yeah, because Marsch doesn’t get football.
And one claimed: “he was our best player tonight.”
It was claimed last month Klich had reached a verbal agreement to join DC.
He was a figurehead performer when Marcelo Bielsa guided Leeds up to the top flight in 2020.
But he’s only been a bit-part player since Jesse Marsch succeeded the Argentinian last February.
Luke Ayling and Co don tops as Klich wears the Leeds kit for what could be the last timeReuters
