Leeds United have just 24 hours to conclude their summer transfer business and there is still work to do in West Yorkshire. Attacking reinforcements have been the focus for several weeks but Daniel Farke would himself admit there are still gaps to fill in the forward areas of his squad.
A loan move for Brighton’s Facundo Buonanotte looked set to fill that gap but its late collapse has only heightened tensions among the fanbase, providing a serious test of Leeds’ recruitment team. How they react to the late-summer blow could go a long way to deciding the fate of Farke’s side between now and May.
Leeds have been linked with a huge number of players all summer and continue to work hard on several prospective targets, with the likelihood being they are in for a busy 24 hours. And as deadline day approaches, the YEP has the latest on every story so far below.
43. Fotis Ioannidis
Alongside Calvert-Lewin and Nmecha, recent reports named Ioannidis as a potential target. Panathinaikos have already rejected a £17m bid from Fiorentina for the Greek international striker, with Sporting CP also heavily linked. | Getty Images
44. Ermedin Demirovic
Sky Germany's Florian Plettenberg named Leeds as one of many Premier League teams to enquire about Demirovic, who scored 15 Bundesliga goals last season. Stuttgart want to keep the 27-year-old who has been labelled 'a player to watch' in the window's final days. Focus in West Yorkshire is thought to be more on a winger/No.10 rather than a striker, however. | Selim Sudheimer/Getty Images Photo: Selim Sudheimer/Getty Images