The transfer window is still a few weeks away from opening but speculation surrounding Leeds United’s summer business is rife. Elland Road chiefs look set for a very busy summer which chairman Paraag Marathe has described as the most important in decades, with reinforcements needed across the board to give Daniel Farke his best shot at survival.
Leeds are known to want top-level additions in goal and upfront, while multiple reports have touted central defence and midfield as other priority positions. Left-back will also be a key area of focus, particularly if Junior Firpo doesn’t stay beyond the end of his current contract this summer.
He and a handful of other squad members could be set for the exit door, while the focus of many fans is on those club chiefs hope to bring in. And with all that in mind, the YEP has rounded up the latest on just about every transfer story surrounding the Whites so far.
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