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| Sam Byram wants to leave Leeds, says Massimo Cellino |
SAM BYRAM thinks he's too big for Leeds and wants to leave after rejecting a new contract, according to controversial owner Massimo Cellino.
The 22-year-old's deal runs out at the end of the season and he has attracted interest from Premier League clubs Arsenal, Everton and Liverpool.
And Cellino admits he's hurt by the players stance in refusing to sign a new contract.
"Sam Byram is the only one that maybe thinks Leeds is too small for him," Cellino told Sky Sports News HQ.
"He maybe thinks he deserves to be in a bigger team and a bigger club, and maybe he's right. But when I hear that a player from Leeds, with his agent, that he thinks that Leeds is not big enough for him, that he wants something bigger, I felt really embarrassed.
"He didn't sign the new contract and he won't sign it anymore. He's been offered a contract a few times, he didn't want to sign and I am deeply offended.
"I can't believe that we've fallen out with it. I am so hurt inside that if he comes asking for a contract I would prefer to sign someone else."
And Cellino insists they already have plans in place to replace Byram for when he does leave Elland Road.
"There is already a list and there is already maybe something better than him," he added.
"I need to fall in love with my players. They are like my kids and I don't want to let them go. Byram is one of those, but we don't get on with the agent."
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