Daniel Farke confirms £15m Leeds United player is out of his plans

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Leeds United boss Daniel Farke has indicated that winger Helder Costa is not being considered for selection because he wants to leave.

Helder Costa wants to leave Leeds United and ‘won’t be involved’ as he seeks a move away from Elland Road.

The Whites are starting to get moving in the Championship with three wins in the last five games.

Boss Daniel Farke has history of leading promotion charges and Leeds are now hoping he can do the same in West Yorkshire.

One player who won’t be part of the journey is winger Costa, who isn’t in Farke’s plans moving forward.

Daniel Farke comments on Helder Costa future

Farke has been speaking to Leeds Live ahead of taking his Whites side to face Southampton this weekend.

The subject of winger Costa came up given that he hasn’t played a single minute for the Whites this season.

The 29-year-old is back at Leeds after spending last season on loan at Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad.

Costa was expected to leave Leeds permanently over the summer but that hasn’t happened – and he won’t be featuring for Leeds.

Farke has suggested that Costa wants to leave and is ‘not in our plans’ at Elland Road.

Farke added that Costa ‘won’t be involved’ whilst Leeds attempt to find a solution for him to move on.

“Nothing has changed,” said Farke. “Helder’s wish was for him to move. Everything is professional. We are working on a solution but he’s not in our plans. I think Helder had a great career in English football and he’s a good guy but he won’t be involved,” he added.

Costa faces tricky few months

Leeds paid a hefty £15million fee for Costa having initially taken him on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

It’s probably fair to say that Costa hasn’t really proven to be value for money.

Costa only managed three goals and three assists in 23 games after his permanent move before heading on loan to Valencia.

Now completely out of the picture at Leeds, Costa faces a tricky period as transfer windows around the world are closed.

Maybe Leeds can reach an agreement to pay up Costa’s contract, but he would still face being without a club until January.

That’s far from ideal but it sounds like a route Leeds may go down in an effort to get Costa out of the club.