Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa says captain Liam Cooper remains in his plans.

Diego Llorente, 27, completed a reported £18million move from Real Sociedad this week, while another international centre-half, Germany's Robin Koch, joined Leeds last month from Freiburg for a fee of around £13m.

Cooper, 29, returned to central defence in last week's 4-3 home win against Fulham after a calf injury and is poised to make his 200th appearance for Leeds in Sunday's Yorkshire derby at Sheffield United.

"In principle I think he will play and Cooper is a huge part of this club," Bielsa said. "I'm referring to the patrimony between him and the institution.

"Institutions are bigger when they have patrimonies like this, when they have someone who behaves in an impeccable manner, as Cooper does."