Striker Jay-Roy Grot severs ties with Leeds United through permanent switch to Germany
STRIKER Jay-Roy Grot has ended his association with Leeds United after joining second tier German club VfL Osnabruck on a permanent deal.
Dutch forward Grot signed for the Whites in August 2017 from NEC Nijmegan on a four-year-deal under former boss Thomas Christiansen.
Signed as a 19-year-old, the Netherlands Under-17s and Under 19s international then made his Whites debut in the 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest, just two days after he had signed.
The six-foot-four forward made 22 appearances under first Christansen and then Paul Heckingbottom but the striker only bagged one league start and netted just once - in the 2-1 loss at home to Sheffield Wednesday of March 2018.
Following the appointment of Marcelo Bielsa as head coach, Grot then joined VVV Venlo on a season-long loan in July 2018.
The striker then returned to the Whites the following summer but headed out on another season-long loan to Vitesse.
But now Grot has left Leeds on a permanent basis by signing a deal with Osnabruck that runs until the summer of 2022.
Grot, 22, leaves the Whites having made a total of 23 appearances in all competitions for the Whites, scoring one goal.
VfL Osnabruck sit 13th in Bundesliga 2.
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