Laurens De Bock is on his way out of Leeds United after just six Championship appearances for the Elland Road side.
Leeds United have had plenty of forgettable left-backs in their 14 years outside the Premier League and Laurens de Bock undoubtedly joins an ever-lengthening list.
The Belgian arrived at Elland Road in a £1.5 million deal from Club Brugge in January. But he has featured just eight times for the West Yorkshire giants in all competitions and, following the arrival of Barry Douglas from Wolves, has no future under Marcelo Bielsa.
And in an attempt to get his career back on track, Het Nieuwsblad are reporting that De Bock is on his way back to Belgium in order to join KV Oostende on a season-long loan.
The club’s chairman, Peter Collent, posted a cryptic message on Twitter claiming that Oostende were close to signing an experienced Belgian full-back. De Bock, who won the Jupiler League title in 2016 with Club Brugge, certainly fits the bill.
Nieuswblad suggest that the 25-year-old has grown frustrated with his lack of game time at Leeds so this is likely to be a major factor in his return to the Belgian top flight.
De Bock is unlikely to be missed by Leeds given that the versatile Gaetano Berardi can provide back up to Douglas at left-back.
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