Leeds must avoid a major transfer nightmare over Danny Rose after Paddy Kenny's claim about signing him.

What's the story?

The former Leeds academy starlet sees his contract at current club Tottenham expire in the summer, and the indications are that he will not be expected to renew his deal, with Turkish giants Trabzonspor reportedly after him.

With Gjanni Alioski set to make his own departure from Elland Road, Kenny has insisted that Rose would be a great signing for Marcelo Bielsa's side to potentially fill that left-back slot.

The former goalkeeper told Football Insider: "If you can get Danny Rose on a free, that’s an absolute no-brainer. His contract is up soon and it doesn’t look like he’ll sign another. He didn’t have much to shout about at Newcastle, but these things happen.

"He’s got a lot of experience at Premier League level. He’d be an excellent player to add to their squad. You can see why he is a top priority for them (Trabzonspor). He’s got quality and sometimes you’ve got to take a step back to come forwards. He’d be a really good signing."

Bielsa would be making a mistake

While Rose may have a wealth of Premier League and European experience, the full-back just isn't anywhere near the same level that he was before, with The Athletic's Roshane Thomas even saying that the 30-year-old is "on the decline".

Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane blasted him as "dreadful" only last season, claiming that he and Serge Aurier were "Dumb and Dumber" after defeat to Liverpool at Anfield.

Speaking after a particularly awful display at international level with England, the Manchester United legend said: “Rose gave a performance tonight, my goodness, someone has got to get a hold of that guy. He was shocking, abysmal. I think he’ll be the same in another three or four years. Some players don’t learn from their mistakes, that’s a big problem and at the highest level you will suffer for it."

The £60,000-per-week ace hasn't made a single first team appearance all season, while Newcastle decided against bringing him back after a spell on loan at St James' Park last year.

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Leeds need to be moving forward, not back, and signing Rose would likely be a major nightmare for Bielsa. Paying a big wage packet for a player way past his prime, and whose form and fitness has been widely questioned, just doesn't seem the right call to make.

It's not the "absolute no-brainer" Kenny says it is.

Meanwhile, Leeds must finally offload this forgotten man who "Bielsa never trusted"...