The summer transfer window is still a couple of weeks from opening but business is getting underway up and down the country, with Leeds United set for a busy and exciting few months. Daniel Farke will lead their Premier League return and the expectation is he will be financially backed, with reports suggesting a transfer war chest of more than £100million could be available.
Reinforcements will be needed across the board but priority will likely be given to top-class additions in goal, central defence, midfield and upfront. And as early plans are put in place by Elland Road recruitment chiefs, reports are really starting to gather pace surrounding incomings and possible outgoings.
There appears to be a new transfer link every other day and so to keep you in the loop on all the latest surrounding Leeds United’s summer plans, the YEP has rounded up all the key reports below. Take a look to see how things are going at this early point of the summer.
19. Jaka Bijol
Leeds confirmed the £15m signing of Bijol, who signed a five-year deal at Elland Road after leaving Udinese, in June. He looks set to join Joe Rodon in the first-choice centre-back pairing. | Getty Images
20. Gabriel Gudmundsson
The YEP initially broke news of interest in the Lille left-back, with Leeds since confirming a £10million transfer since. The 26-year-old signed a four-year deal at Elland Road and has been excellent since. | AFP via Getty Images
21. Sean Longstaff
Leeds and Everton had both been linked with Longstaff all summer but the former got their man. A £15m deal was announced on a Friday evening and he featured against Manchester United less than 24 hours later. | Getty Images
22. Anton Stach
The YEP exclusively reported on interest in the 6ft 4ins midfielder and a €20m (£17.3m) transfer was later confirmed. Has looked a level above since coming into the Leeds midfield. | Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images Photo: Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images
23. Julian Weigl
Multiple early reports linked Leeds with interest in Weigl, who Daniel Farke signed during his time in charge of Borussia Monchengladbach. With Longstaff and Stach signed, Farke thinks his midfield is pretty much sorted even with a couple of injuries to Ethan Ampadu and Ao Tanaka. | Getty Images
24. Noah Sadiki
Sunderland signed the Leeds target in a deal worth around £17m earlier this summer. The YEP understands reports of an £8.5m Leeds bid were wide of the mark, but the midfielder was on their list of potential targets. | BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images