Kiko Casilla’s future at Leeds United is up in the air at the moment.

The Spaniard has just been handed an eight-game ban for racially abusing Jonathan Leko, and fans have previously been very clear about what they want to happen to Casilla if he was found guilty.

Indeed, a number of supporters called for the goalkeeper to be sacked before the verdict came back, and while Phil Hay has stated in his recent article that his dismissal is unlikely, he has claimed that the former Real Madrid man isn’t likely to be at Elland Road for much longer.

What’s the story then?

The journalist’s article on the Casilla situation cleared a lot of things up, but one thing that wasn’t addressed was the 33-year-old’s long-term future at the club.

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One fan took to the comments section of Hay’s piece to ask about whether or not the goalkeeper will stay at the club beyond this season.

“No, I suspect he’ll go over the summer - especially if Meslier does well. It’ll be hard to shake this off and I can imagine him thinking a return to Spain might be preferable."

Makes sense for all parties

The sad truth is that this is probably the best outcome for everyone involved.

Casilla’s actions have blighted his reputation, and it’s not good from a PR standpoint for United to stick by a player who has been found guilty of such a serious offence.

Hay says that it’ll be hard for him to shake this off, and he’s right, nobody will forget this incident, and nobody should.

The experienced 'keeper is set to go on an educational course, and you’d hope that he’d learn his lesson through this, but it won’t be easy for fans or other players to forgive him, especially after the extent of what he said to Leko became public knowledge.

From a purely footballing stance it makes sense as well, despite being United's first-choice and making 35 league appearances this term, Casilla has been incredibly dodgy this term, making high-profile mistakes against Wigan, Nottingham Forest and Brentford in recent weeks. Consequently, it drew anger from a lot of the fanbase.

The goalkeeper has had a torrid time in England, he cost United dearly in the playoffs last year with individual errors, and now this issue has arisen to make matters even worse.

It may be for the best that the club and the player cut their losses and go their separate ways.

In other news, Marcelo Bielsa’s biggest blunder at Leeds has been highlighted.