Leeds United are set to add a few more signings in the next couple of days. This comes after Daniel Farke made it clear that the attack needed reinforcements.
The club have signed seven new players in this window, and it could be eight before the end of this week. Leeds have an agreement in place for the striker to join as a free agent.
There are reportedly plans to add a fullback, an attacking midfielder and a winger. Leicester defender James Justin is on the radar, as well as AC Milan star Noah Okafor. No concrete offers have been made, but the deals could be completed in the next couple of weeks.
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Nigel Martyn has huge reservations over Leeds United signing
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is yet to complete his move to Elland Road. The striker is set to undergo a medical before finalizing his move. Nigel Martyn thinks the 28-year old’s fitness could play a huge part in the success of this transfer:
“When he’s on, he’s on. He’s very mobile, he wins headers, he runs. Your concern is obviously the amount of games he’s played over the last two or three seasons. It’s probably not enough. That’s the only question mark. Is he going to stay fit long enough to have the impact?” he said, speaking to The Yorkshire Post.
“A very fit Dominic Calvert-Lewin would be a good signing. You’ve just got the question marks over his fitness and the amount of games he has played. That is the stumbling block.
“If you’ve got someone equally as good but their fitness has remained better over the years, that is possibly the way to go.”
Assessing Calvert-Lewin’s availability
Since 2021, the striker has only started more than 15 league games twice in the last four years. Calvert-Lewin has also crossed 2,000 minutes played just once during that period.
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In that time he has also had a hamstring injury which has kept him out for over a 100 days. Leeds should hope that the striker’s injury problems are behind him when he is confirmed as a new player.
While his hamstrings may be suspect the rest of the injuries can’t be blamed on anything but playing and training injuries. A broken toe and a broken cheekbone are hardly about DCL being injury prone.