The "White Army" Leeds United has continued to train for the new season recently. Struijk said that the players are training hard to prepare for the arrival of the new Premier League season, and they must face the challenge with a fearless attitude.

In the 2024/25 Championship season, Leeds United successfully returned to the Premier League with a championship, and the 25-year-old defender Struijk contributed 5 goals for Leeds United that season.

Struijk said in an interview, "This week's training session was really hard. We also practiced running, so my legs are a little sore, but this is the meaning of the pre-season. We just have to train hard and be fully prepared when we need to play."

"The atmosphere of the whole team is really good. It has been good since last season. Now we have new teammates, and I think this is a team that is easy to integrate into. Everyone is very enthusiastic and the new teammates are great. I try to treat every teammate equally, but when newcomers join for the first time, I will take the initiative to help them and introduce them to everything about the club and the city."

In addition, Leeds United will host Everton at home in the 2025/26 Premier League season.

Struijk said: "I am very excited to be able to participate in the Premier League again. I think for many players, playing in the Premier League is a childhood dream, so this return will be a great joy."

"I think the best thing we can do is to face the challenge with a fearless attitude. Everyone can see that it's not going to be easy to play in the Premier League. But I think we have some players in the team who have the experience and hopefully we can bring that experience to the whole team."