Journalist Tom Barclay has revealed the reason why he thinks Kemar Roofe might leave Leeds United this summer.

Barclay responded to quotes from Pontus Jansson (via journalist Adam Pope's Twitter feed) about why he left the club, and said the reason - issues with Financial Fair Play (FFP) - would also be the reason why Roofe would leave the club.

Pope wrote Pontus Jansson's quotes to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet on Twitter, which read: “Leeds needed to sell to balance the books because of FFP and they saw that they could make some money out of me.”

Barclay responded saying: "This is my understanding as to why Roofe would go as well."

Jansson officially left Leeds for Brentford on a three-year deal late on Monday evening for an undisclosed fee, although it was rumoured to be around £5.5million.

It was previously reported on Monday by Football Insider that Jansson was allegedly asked to leave due to a "disruptive presence" and an "attitude problem", however, Jansson's latest quotes have now raised questions about the real reason for his sale.

There have been a few rumours linking Roofe away from the club this summer, with the most recent being The Scottish Sun claiming that Rangers will go in for him if Morelos is sold. The report suggests it will cost £5million - though that seems to be a low sum for a quality Championship striker, when you consider the sale of Che Adams for £15million in this window.

The Verdict

Barclay has given his understanding of the reason why Roofe might have to leave this summer, but hopefully for Leeds fans the sale of Jansson will prevent that from now happening.

It's quite unclear for the moment what Leeds' stance with FFP is, and how much the books need to be balanced before they can invest some more.

With the club already doing some good business, bringing in Costa and White, while also welcoming back Harrison and Clarke, they still need to do more if they are to be sure of having a squad capable of promotion.

Many fans at the club will be anxious with these latest quotes, as it might mean they can no longer dip in the market and have their hands tied with what they have.