Leeds United are expected to soon welcome their second summer signing through the door with Jaka Bijol closing in on a permanent switch from Serie A outfit Udinese. The 26-year-old Slovenian international centre-back’s move should soon be announced, having undergone medical tests on Wednesday.
Bijol is expected to follow free agent striker Lukas Nmecha through the door at Elland Road and more will follow, with the list of potential transfer targets growing every day. The YEP understands some reports in recent weeks have proven to be wide of the mark but others are genuine.
Every day appears to bring either a fresh development or a new name entirely, with the transfer market really gathering pace coming towards the end of June. And in a bid to keep you all in the loop, the YEP has rounded up all the latest information below.
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