Ben White and Jack Harrison set to extend Leeds United deals

Leeds United loanees Ben White, Jack Harrison, Helder Costa, Illan Meslier and Jean-Kevin Augustin are looking set to extend their contracts with the club. When the players signed the loan agreements with the club, their expiry was until June 30. With the season being on suspension due to coronavirus pandemic and with the uncertainty when the season will resume, one of the many issues with resuming the season is the matter of contracts, both permanent and loan. Out of the 5 loanees, Costa's case is less of an issue because his permanent transfer from Wolves is already agreed. And speaking to Spanish football journalist Guillem Balague, Director of football Victor Orta had his say on this matter. “I don’t think it’s as complex as people say. It’s only goodwill and relationships," said Orta. “We are talking about solidarity all the time. We can practise solidarity. It’s more difficult to practise than talk about. “At the end of the day, whoever we are talking about, it’s extending a contract six weeks or seven weeks. “With loan players, it’s the same. A loan player is a more easy situation because he comes back to his loan team to collect the salary. “A lot of lawyers say the concept of the season not ending can be the proper contract and can go beyond the original end date. “If the season is not ending, the contract is not ending. It’s one of the things people are talking about. “In this moment, we cannot fill FIFA with a lot of cases. “We need to have good relations with the clubs. I have five loan players and I am doing this. “For Lorient, for Man City, for Brighton, for Wolves, they continue the loan of the players with me. “It’s really beneficial. These players are taking minutes, in my case they are five [starting] line-up players. That is really important too and decisive.” source - leeds-live.co.uk

Ben White discusses his Leeds United future