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Leeds boss Bielsa: Summerville asked to leave

Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa admits he's prepared to see Crysencio Summerville leave.

Summerville has made five substitute appearances in the Premier League this season and has made a transfer request, less than two years after joining from Feyenoord.

Bielsa said today: "He spoke with me and he told me he wanted to leave. I told him that would not be a problem. If a player who is a regular with the first team - not necessarily coming on but thought about regularly - asks me to leave, for me that reason is sufficient.

"For any player that tells me they want to leave, I would answer: no problem, I'm not opposed to you leaving. But what is the reason he wants to leave? I don't look at that, simply not wanting to be here is sufficient.

"That's a sporting position."

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