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Leeds have apologised to fans for not being able to attend pre-season games in Germany ahead of their return to the Premier League.
Daniel Farke's squad are set for an eight-day training camp in the build-up to the new campaign.
While supporters will be able to watch other scheduled warm-up fixtures against Man United in Stockholm next month and also AC Milan in Dublin, after Villarreal come to Elland Road on August 2, no provisions have been possible for the Germany trip.
A club statement read: 'Opponents and venues for fixtures were arranged earlier this year, and written assurances secured from both the German FA and our tour operator as well, given last summer we were asked at short notice by the police and local authorities not to bring supporters due to a resource strain following Euro 2024.
'Frustratingly, despite having matches agreed for a number of months, we have in the last week been informed that the police and local authorities will once again not grant a permit for us to play matches in front of spectators, will prohibit us from providing live updates and video streams, and have requested we discourage supporter travel.
'This comes despite multiple attempts to find a solution including offering various assurances, pursuing alternative scenarios that would allow for fan attendance, and even evaluating moving camp to a different location on short notice. Unfortunately, those efforts were fruitless due to the last-second nature of our change in circumstances.
