With the passion, commitment and desire that made Jansson a cult hero throughout his time at Elland Road, the apparent breakdown in relations that led to the defender leaving the club - and for a Championship rival no less - will have been nigh on unthinkable.

Not only did it mean Leeds were facing up to a season without a mainstay of the starting XI in the past few seasons, but also to a campaign with a significant hole in the centre of their defence.

Fortunately for Leeds however, it has since emerged that the club already had a ready made replacement for Jansson, who had walked into Elland Road only a matter of days earlier.

Just a week before Jansson's departure, Leeds had completed the signing of 21-year-old Ben White - who had never previously played at Championship level - on a season-long loan from Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion.

While it initially seemed that Leeds would need to bring in a more experienced and established defender to fill the void left by Jansson, it has since become apparent that White was the signing that Leeds were determined to bring in in order to allow the Swede to move on in the oft seen proverbial domino effect in the transfer market, where a side will only allow one player to leave once they have signed a direct replacement.

Given White had never previously played in the Championship, bringing him to a club expected to push for promotion to the Premier League this season to fill that role, did seem to be a risk, although it is certainly one that has paid off.

Since making the step into the Leeds side, White has filled the void left by Jansson perfectly, establishing himself as a big presence in the club's defence, helping Marcelo Bielsa's side to the top of the league after seven games of the campaign, and earning himself the PFA Championship Player of the Moth for August in the process.

Now however, it seems that such a quick rise to success could come back to bite Leeds, after club CEO Angus Kinnear revealed that White is one of Leeds current crop pf loanees who could be recalled by their parent clubs during the January transfer window.

While it seems that right now Brighton would be better served allowing White to continue his development as a first-team regular at Leeds, you have to wonder if there is one scenario that could see the Seagulls bring the young defender back to the Amex Stadium at the midpoint of the season, and it once again comes back to that transfer window domino effect.

When Manchester United signed centre back Harry Maguire from Leicester City during the summer transfer window, one potential replacement for the England international it was suggested the Foxes could look to sign, was Brighton's Lewis Dunk.

As it was, Dunk has remained at The Amex Stadium for the time being, although with Leicester not bringing in another centre back following the departure of Maguire, you wonder whether Brendan Rodgers' side be tempted to move for defensive reinforcements in the January transfer window.

If they were to do that, then it would be hard to see any reason why they may not be tempted to move for Dunk again, which could leave the Seagulls desperate for a replacement for their own key man at the back, and worryingly for Leeds, they may feel that they already have one in the shape of White.

Having already proven during his brief time at Leeds that he is capable of competing at a high level, you feel the club would have very little concern about bringing him back to provide cover for the likes of Shane Duffy, Adam Webster and Dan Burn was Dunk to make the move to the King Power Stadium.

That therefore would be the domino that Brighton would need for them to allow Dunk to move on, while earning The Seagulls a rather lucrative fee that, courtesy of the cover provided by simply recalling White at what you imagine would be no cost to them, they would then be able to reinvest in other areas of the squad.

While there can be no guarantee that such a chain of events will happen, Jansson's own departure from Elland Road proves that you always have to expect the unexpected in football, and while this would surely leave Leeds fans in disbelief again, it is evidently far from impossible, and that could be a huge blow for the Yorkshire based club their hopes of a return to the Premier League again.

Worryingly for Marcelo Bielsa and co, with Brighton having found themselves fighting for their own place in the top flight in the past two seasons, that is unlikely to be of any concern to them.