Antonio Barragan
Another Boro player and fellow countryman of the prospective new boss, Barragan joined the Teessiders in 2016 having spent 5 years on the books at Valencia. Although he is comfortable in the centre of defence or in a holding midfield position, Barragan played most of his Premier League games last season at right-back and would be a step up in terms of quality and experience.
Leeds can have no room for sentiment anymore if they are looking to gain promotion and so they should ruthlessly let go of lesser quality players. Karanka could look to his former ally to add something to the squad if he is going to take over as predicted. Barragan is not massively influential going forward from right-back position but is defensively very solid and that is what Leeds need next season.
Should the new owner be willing to splash the cash, we may see two or three Boro players being poached by Karanka, who knows the recipe for success in this division.