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Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa should sell Caleb Ekuban and Jay Roy Grot this summer

Marseille's Argentinian head coach Marcelo Bielsa looks on during the French L1 football match between Girondins de Bordeaux (FCGB) and Marseille (...
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Leeds United attackers Caleb Ekuban and Jay Roy Grot both failed to make a genuine impact at Elland Road last term.

Marseille's Argentinian head coach Marcelo Bielsa looks on prior to the French L1 football match between Olympique de Marseille and Stade Malherbe de Caen on August 8, 2015 at the...

Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa should sell both Jay Roy Grot and Caleb Ekuban this summer to prove his ambition at Elland Road.

Both Grot and Ekuban only joined Leeds last summer, but the pair struggled badly – and Bielsa should look to offload them already.

The Argentinian boss has been studying Leeds matches from last term, and he will have seen that Ekuban and Grot fell short of the requisite standard.

Caleb Ansah Ekuban of Leeds United FC greets fans during the Leeds United FC and Myanmar National League All Star football match at Thuwana football staduim in Yangon on May 9, 2018. -...

Of course, there is an argument to suggest that under new management that players could improve, but Ekuban and Grot were so far off the pace that they should be offloaded.

The Yorkshire Evening Post have reported that Bielsa has already decided which players he wants to sell at Leeds.

Grot and Ekuban should be on the list of players that he offloads, as they have no role to play in a side which is serious about chasing promotion.

Leeds United's Dutch midfielder Jay-Roy Grot (2nd R) has this shot saved as Leicester City's English defender Harry Maguire (R) closes in during the English League Cup fourth round...

Leeds are set to bring in a new striker this summer, and they will also have Tyler Roberts returning from injury, to bolster their forward options.

And Bielsa should feel confident enough that he can cope with both Ekuban and Grot next season, as the pair simply did not do enough throughout last campaign to merit another year at Elland Road.