Dan James shares which of his Leeds United teammates is always kicking him in training

The Whites flew out to Germany on Saturday and are set to face two behind-closed-doors friendlies against unnamed opposition as preparations ramp up for the new season.

Daniel Farke‘s squad are expected to be out there for just under two weeks before rounding off their pre-season campaign at home to Valencia, seven days before the opener against Portsmouth.

Having only had a couple of representatives at the two major international tournaments, Leeds have a full squad of players out on tour and so should be ready to hit the ground running.

They have also made four new signings, three of which look very likely to be in the starting XI by the time Saturday 10 August rolls around.

The Yorkshire Evening Post are among a number of outlets currently out in Germany covering Leeds’ tour, with Brenden Aaronson’s first day back among the main headline so far.

Interviews have also been conduced with a number of players, the latest of which was James, who was asked the most ‘irritating’ player to come up against in training has been so far this summer.

He said: “Junior is probably because he’s obviously very competitive. He’s not afraid of going through you with the tackle. I think in a small side as well he likes to get super tight and give you some little kicks on the ankles. It happens all the time.

“There’s always little fallouts here and there but you know at the end of the session, you get on with it. You eat dinner together, you make up, but there’s always a fallout because everyone’s competitive.