Koch was one of players to take advantage of a relegation release clause in his contract and secured a loan move to Eintracht Frankfurt for the 2023/24 season. With a deal that runs out this summer, Koch’s loan signalled the end of his time at Leeds and the severing of an already fractured relationship with the fanbase.

The German, who was this week unveiled as an incoming permanent signing for Frankfurt, told The Athletic that he understood why supporters were angry. He said: “It definitely hurt me to read a lot of the comments from fans on social media but of course, I can understand the anger. The Leeds fans are positively crazy about their club and relegation was very painful for them. I always did everything I could to be successful with Leeds, and to make the Leeds fans happy. For me, it was terrible that we didn’t achieve our goal of staying up at the end of last season.”