Angus Kinnear hit the nail on the head with controversial Leeds United transfer statement

Much has been spoken and written about regarding Leeds United's summer business. Chief executive Angus Kinnear admitted on the The Square Ball podcast just after the window had closed that there is "always tension" in recruitment discussions with every department connected with player trading. He thinks it is "healthy" to have that level of dialogue.

“There is tension between the data team and the scouting team and the coaching staff and the manager and the ownership," he said. "But I think we had really good, constructive dialogue with Daniel [Farke, Leeds boss]. There are no players that everybody wasn’t fully aligned on before we secured them.

“The process is much more collaborative than it has been historically. So everybody has a say. But Daniel and the recruitment team knew that the board supported us pretty much unconditionally in terms of the players that we targeted and the players that were available to us. I probably give us a B+ if I was to grade the window in terms of what we wanted to do.”

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It's fair to say Kinnear's comments divided the crowd. Yet 15 matches into the season and Kinnear's B+ grade looks a pretty fair assessment.

Yes, United lost a £100m-plus worth of talent in Archie Gray, Glen Kamara, Crysencio Summerville and Georginio Rutter to ease their precarious financial predicament after missing out on immediate Premier League return. Yes, United failed to land an adequate No 10 to fill the void left by Rutter. Yes, there were a lot of outgoings.

But the Whites have arguably upgraded in other positions. Bringing in Jayden Bogle, a natural right-back, has given them better balance down that side. His performances have improved the more matches he has got under his belt. You could say the same thing about Joe Rodon after a shaky start to the campaign.

Ao Tanaka and Joe Rothwell have been exceptional together in midfield. Josuha Guilavogui has also had his moments since arriving on a free transfer. Daniel Farke will have a major selection headache on his hands when Ethan Ampadu and Ilia Gruev recover from their respective knee injuries.

Largie Ramazani made a big impact before sustaining an ankle injury, contributing three goals and an assist in eight Championship appearances. Given Ramazani is still only 23, he has still got plenty of room to grow and develop.

The biggest disappointment has been Manor Solomon. The Tottenham loanee has gone backwards since a promising debut against Hull City where he created Mateo Joseph's opener.

Alex Cairns was brought in to provide back up to Illan Meslier and Karl Darlow. It is unlikely the former Salford City man will feature this season.

As for Isaac Schmidt, it is clear Farke wants to see more from him in training and that is the reason why the full-back has hardly played since joining the Whites on deadline-day. His time may come in the future.

But United are third in the table, two points off leaders Sunderland, and with several key players to come back into the first team picture. Everything points to the recruitment team getting more deals right than wrong in the summer market.