Leeds United are closing in on the capture of Slovenian international centre-back Jaka Bijol as the club’s second signing of the summer which likely leads to a changed best XI - and bench after another arrival.
Leeds are heading back to the Premier League as Championship champions and the club have already secured their first new addition in German international striker Lukas Nmecha.
The 26-year-old - who began his career at Manchester City - will join the Whites on July 1 from VfL Wolfsburg as a free transfer upon his contract with the Bundesliga side expiring.
Leeds remain in the market for another striker but Nmecha’s arrival will give boss Daniel Farke a big decision to make - as will the incoming arrival of Slovenian centre-back Bijol from Udinese.
More arrivals are then expected in addition to departures but this is how we think the new best XI and bench will look once Bijol is in the building from the players currently available at boss Farke’s disposal.
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7. CM: Ao Tanaka
With Rothwell going back to Bournemouth and now signing for Rangers it's a choice of Tanaka or Ilia Gruev alongside Ampadu and Tanaka probably gets the call. | Getty Images
8. RW: Dan James
The club's player of the year from the Championship-winning team and first pick out wide with Solomon having gone back to Spurs. | Getty Images
9. LW: Willy Gnonto
Manor Solomon's exit paves the way for Gnonto to come into the XI as things stand although the Italian is also an option in the no 10 role. | Getty Images
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10. ACM: Brenden Aaronson
Farke's continued call in the no 10 role although it appears an obvious position in which Leeds need to strengthen in, along with several others. The arrival of Nmecha could also pave the way for Piroe to drop back into a no 10 role. | Getty Images
11. ST: Joel Piroe
Lukas Nmceha will no doubt have his eyes fixed on being first choice striker but Piroe was last season's top scorer and indeed Championship Golden Boot winner so has to be considered first choice striker as things stand - despite also Patrick Bamford's return towards the end of the campaign and also the presence of Mateo Joseph. | Getty Images
12. Sub: Illan Meslier
There's clearly plenty of speculation about Meslier's future having lost his no 1 spot, added to the fact that he is out of contract next summer. But whether an exit is 'likely' remains to be seen. Back up keeper as things stand. | Getty Images