Leeds United manager Gary McAllister believes Bradley Johnson had to leave Elland Road for the sake of his career.
Earlier this week the 21-year-old joined Brighton & Hove Albion on loan until January.
McAllister told BBC Radio Leeds: "The emergence of Fabian [Delph] has pushed Bradley further down the pecking order, he needs to go and play football."
Johnson made an immediate impact for Brighton on Tuesday, scoring twice in their 3-2 win over Leicester.
McAllister added: "I arrived here and there was an imbalance in the squad - we had far too many midfield players and an abundance of left-footed midfield players."
Johnson joined Leeds in January from Northampton and featured in their play-off final defeat to Doncaster in May but has started just once this season.
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