Leeds United are focused on ensuring they earn automatic promotion to the Premier League in the remaining eight games of the Championship season. Returning to the top flight would mean Leeds could spend big in the summer to strengthen their squad, but a key decision is set to have major ramifications on the club in the next transfer window, and they can’t do anything about it.
Daniel Farke and the Leeds United players are preparing to take on Swansea at Elland Road this Saturday and are under pressure to get three points at home.
Leeds have won just two of their last five Championship games, and while they are still leading the table, Sheffield United and Burnley are snapping at their heels.
A win over Swansea will calm down the fanbase as they approach the business end of the season, but if they are promoted, the club are set to get blocked out of a key decision, which would affect their planning for next summer.
The Premier League’s decision will have ramifications for Leeds United and their transfer plans
The summer transfer window in England and most of Europe usually closes two weeks after the season starts, but that could change this year.
According to the Daily Telegraph, the Premier League clubs are set to vote to decide whether to close the summer transfer window for the top-flight sides in England before the start of the season.
It was tried out a few years back, but when the other top leagues refused to follow suit, the Premier League reverted to the old timeline.
However, the Premier League clubs are again set to discuss closing the window before the season starts and will vote on it.
A super majority of 14 clubs voting in favour of closing the window early would be needed to ensure the proposal passes through.
Leeds could get promoted, but they have no say on this
The Whites sit at the summit of the Championship table and with eight games left in the season, the Whites are favourites to earn automatic promotion to the Premier League.
If Leeds are in the Premier League next season, and the proposal to close down the window early gets ratified, they would be forced to accelerate their plans.
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A club such as Leeds would need all the time they could get to ensure they have a squad that could be good enough to survive in the Premier League.
Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton will also be part of this decision, but they are set to get relegated and would not be affected by the choice they make.
However, the three promoted teams who go up would be forced to adhere to the new regulation despite having no say on the topic at this stage.
