Leeds United have made their plans quite clear this summer as they look ahead to another season in the top flight. Daniel Farke guided this team to a 14th place finish this past season.
Everyone acknowledged how difficult it was to survive in the first place, but the Whites pulled it off.
Now on their next step to improve and become a regular Premier League team, surviving another season is a huge task.
Some transfer business has gone down at Elland Road this week; Pascal Struijk has officially completed a loan move to Brighton, and Harry Wilson is finally set to move to Elland Road.
Struijk had to be moved on for financial reasons, and it became necessary after he refused to sign a new deal.
Latest on Leeds United move for Shea Charles
Leeds United signing Harry Wilson looks like a plan to revamp the team in the middle of the par.
This team has always had midfielders who are good on the ball, but it looks like the club really want a cutting edge. Wilson provided 11 goals and eight assists in all competitions last season.
The Whites will balance that with the signing of a more defensive minded option in Shea Charles.
The Southampton midfielder remains a priority target for those at Elland Road. Leeds have had two bids rejected for the Northern Ireland international in the last few weeks.
Graham Smyth of the YEP says Charles is absolutely a priority target for the 49ers.
The team want to get this deal wrapped up as soon as possible before the new season begins. The Saints are holding out for a fee around £23 million; something Leeds have yet to reach with their offers.
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49ers must not let this slip
The Leeds United owners are not perfect; they have had their fair share of ups and downs when it comes to transfers.
But last summer, they set their sights on multiple key targets from teams across Europe and they succeeded. How many newly-promoted clubs can boast of signing players like Anton Stach and Jaka Bijol.
Having their sights set on signing Shea Charles is not a bad thing.
It is only an issue if the Southampton midfielder is their only target, and they fail to add any alternatives to their list. But for now, the 49ers must pull this deal through as soon as possible.
The deadline day flop as they tried to sign Harry Wilson from Fulham last summer comes to mind.
Southampton are holding out for £30 million Kwadwo. As editor, you should not let mistakes like that through. You have written enough articles about it over the past couple of weeks. Also someone needs to proof read these articles and pick up on the spelling mistakes. It looks poor when there are glaring errors.