Batty's adviser, Hayden Evans, told The Guardian: "If David leaving is what the manager and chief executive of Leeds were hoping for, they don't know the first thing about their player.
"He trained with the youth players today. If there's a hidden agenda it's extremely hidden. The whole thing just doesn't make any sense because David is one of Leeds' best players. David's had no bust-up with Eddie Gray and, contrary to some reports, he wasn't the dressing-room 'ringleader' when the players were debating whether to accept a wage deferral."