Leeds United have sold key players in each of the last three summer transfer windows.
Danny Murphy has named Kalvin Phillips as the player most likely to be poached from Leeds United this summer.
Sales could be on the horizon at Elland Road after Leeds’ failure to gain promotion from the Championship this past campaign.
Marcelo Bielsa’s side had for long spells appeared nailed-on for an automatic berth – even leading the standings at Christmas.
And Phillips was a key component of the Whites’ early-season success.
Speaking to Talksport alongside the former Leeds manager, Simon Grayson on Monday, Murphy said: “I think one of the problems for Leeds now, I don’t know what they’re going to put in again financially, but some of those players, talented players, will be being looked at. And players have this ambition to play in (the Premier League).
“I like the lad, Phillips. Good player, he is. I was really, really impressed with him in the games I saw. Calm, good passer, two-footed. Do you think he’s capable of (playing at a higher level) because I’d be amazed if somebody didn’t snap him up.”
The former Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and England midfielder added: “It’s a compliment (to Leeds). They’ve nurtured him, coached him and got him (to this level).
“But, for me, he’s the one that I thought, he’s going to go.”
Leeds have sold key players in each of the last three summer transfer windows, with Ronaldo Vieira, Chris Wood and Lewis Cook departing for a combined fee of close to £30 million (Transfermarkt).
Kemar Roofe, Pontus Jansson and Jack Clarke are among the other Whites players likely to attract interest this time around.
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