Leeds have told midfielder Eirik Bakke he has played his last game for the club.
Leeds United have confirmed they have told high-earning midfielder Eirik Bakke he has played his last game for the club.The Norway international was a surprise omission from Leeds' squad against Sheffield Wednesday with the player later stating he was being forced out of Elland Road.
The Whites have now stated that as they are due to pay out appearance related payments for Bakke, they will no longer be able to field him.
The former Sogndal midfielder is currently back in Norway considering his options with Leeds desperate for him to secure a move before the transfer window shuts.
"It is in the club's best interests for Eirik to move on," explained chief executive Shaun Harvey on the club's official website.
"At the present time Eirik is back in Norway trying, along with his advisers, to find another club before the transfer window shuts at the end of the month.
"While the level of his salary is in no way his fault, it is preventing the club from moving forward as quickly as we would like.
"We have a contract with Eirik which, if he does not find another club, we will have to honour but there are certain parts of it, in particular some appearance related payments which now, effectively, will prohibit him from playing for us in the long run."
