Leeds may not be able to strengthen their squad until next month, despite Dennis Wise and Gus Poyet already sorting out which players to release.

It is hard to imagine the administrators will allow the management duo to sign players until after the formality of the creditors' meeting at the end of May.

It is still possible another buyer may make a better offer than that of Ken Bates' Leeds United Ltd after he put the club in administration last week and the new owners might not want Wise or the players he has earmarked.