Leeds United hope to get back to winning ways on Saturday when they host Swansea City at Elland Road and take one more step towards securing automatic promotion. The recruitment team are working on the assumption that they will be in the Premier League next season, and the owners are now prepared to get an early summer gift for the club.
Daniel Farke and the Leeds United players are focused on ensuring they earn automatic promotion in the remaining eight games of the Championship season.
However, the recruitment team have gone to work to ensure Leeds have a squad fit for purpose next season if they get promoted to the Premier League.
Several decisions have already been made on what the club would need in the summer, and it seems the owners are on the same page about landing the club’s top targets in the next transfer window.
The 49ers want to get a big player for Leeds United early in the window
Nicolas Raskin has been one of the best midfielders in Scotland and has been a massive player for the Glasgow giants, Rangers, this season.
His performances in the Europa League have attracted the attention of several clubs across Europe, and Leeds are among the teams that are interested in signing him.
According to GiveMeSport, Rangers scouts watched Raskin in action for Belgium against Romania on Sunday to get further information on the player.
They want to sign him if they get promoted and it has been claimed the 49ers are plotting to secure the deal early in the summer transfer window.
The 49ers are set to complete the takeover of Rangers next month and that should help Leeds to get the deal over the line early over other clubs.
Rangers are unlikely to sell him for a cut-price fee and want at least £20m before agreeing to sell Raskin in the next window.
This deal would show the 49ers’ plans for Leeds
Leeds supporters have been circumspect about Paraag Marathe and the 49ers getting involved in the takeover attempts at Rangers this year.
However, the deal is set to go through and the 49ers will be in charge of the Glasgow giants in the summer transfer window.
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There has been talk about either club becoming a feeder for the others but if Leeds end up signing Raskin, it would show a clear sign of the hierarchy in the 49ers’ multi-club model.
It would calm the nerves of the Leeds fans who want the owners to back Daniel Farke with serious funds if the Whites get promoted to the Premier League.
