Three Leeds United players who could have done without the emergency loan window being scrapped

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The Championship side have a relatively large squad currently, so Garry Monk could have arguably done with letting some players leave temporarily.

Leeds United manager Garry Monk

The emergency loan window would have previously handed Leeds United the chance to bring in Premier League players in an attempt to strengthen their chances of achieving their aims for the season. And it would have also allowed some of the Whites’ fringe players to move on and get some much-needed game-time to allow them to stake a claim for a place in the side upon their Elland Road return.

However, with the loan window now a thing of the past, here are three players who remain with the club beyond the summer transfer window who could have done with a 93-day switch to another team.

Luke Murphy

Luke Murphy

HITC Sport reported during the transfer window that Murphy, along with Toumani Diagouraga, was free to leave Elland Road after being told that he does not feature in Garry Monk’s plans.

The 26-year-old has made just one appearance for the Whites in all competitions this term, and appears to face an uphill battle to add to that number given the options that Monk has to pick from in central midfield.

Despite his struggles to force his way into the team, Murphy definitely has the quality to be a success with the Peacocks, so a loan exit may have been the perfect opportunity for the former Crewe man to get away and prove his fitness and ability to his parent club.

Bailey Peacock-Farrell

Under Steve Evans, the 19-year-old was beginning to move closer and closer to the first-team reckoning last season, making his debut in April. And while Monk appeared to play a key part in convincing the academy graduate to sign a new contract with the club – the Yorkshire Post reported that the goalkeeper wanted assurances regarding the man coming in to replace Evans and his concerns were alleviated when Monk arrived – he appears to have fallen back down the pecking order.

Rob Green was signed over the summer and has immediately assumed the position of number one, while Marco Silvestri remains with the club and is arguably one of the better understudies in the Championship.

Though the former Middlesbrough trainee would have probably not expected to be earning regular opportunities anyway, the fact that he is perhaps third-choice – possibly fourth, depending on where Monk deems Ross Turnbull to be – means that a temporary exit could have been ideal for his development.

Lewie Coyle

Lewie Coyle

In the wake of Sam Byram’s push further forward before his move to West Ham and Gaetano Berardi’s injury last season, Lewie Coyle became the latest academy graduate to earn a chance in the first-team.

And like many of those who have come before, the right-back did not look out of place at all, even when coming up against some of the best wingers that the Championship has to offer.

Although he appeared on the opening day of this season – coming on to replace Berardi after 22 minutes against Queens Park Rangers – the 20-year-old has made just two subsequent appearances, both in the League Cup.

The arrival of Luke Ayling has seen Coyle fall down the pecking order, and it may now only perhaps be due to an injury crisis that the youngster will get his chance in the league, even though his performances last season suggested that he already has something to offer in the second tier.

And with his bright displays arguably evoking memories of the way that former midfielder Chris Dawson emerged on the scene in 2012, supporters will be hoping that the decision to keep him at the club rather than loan him out does not see the defender follow the same path as Dawson, who was released four years after his debut having made just four appearances for the club.