David Prutton: A defining summer ahead for Leeds United

Bielsa has got a lot of credit in the bank and has bonded the club and the fans back together.

The fans at Leeds will always be there but it seems like there has been a real sense of community about the whole place and the whole operation and it’s ironic that it’s taken someone from another continent to do that.

Bielsa should be applauded for what he has done and we should take stock and have a serious debrief of why the team didn’t quite get over the line.

Leeds also need to be keeping their best players and Kalvin Phillips is the first name that jumps out because of what he has managed to do and fair play to him.

He has conducted himself in a humble way, played with a great humility and opened his mind and his eyes to what Marcelo has wanted from him.

He has taken criticism on the chin, he’s taken being dragged off after half an hour on the chin, he’s played in several different positions and never said anything to detract from the team ethic.

He is a fine young man and a fine footballer who will be coveted by teams in the Premier League. It is imperative that he is kept hold of.

With the younger players that have come in and dipped their toes in, the likes of Jack Clarke and others – they are the future, but we have seen players like them depart before.

I had the pleasure of playing with the likes of Jonny Howson who went on to play Premier League football away from the club that brought him through. Fabian Delph has gone on to captain England away from the club that brought him through, and you can’t be too blase.

I understand that Andrea Radrizzani will have offers and if someone comes in and says here’s £15m for Kalvin then you have to stand back and say that’s a lot of money for a player that has only ever played in the second tier.

It’s a very fine balancing act.