Leeds United are facing a decisive few days in the transfer window as the summer shopping season comes to an end on Monday night. The club are still in the hunt for more players as Daniel Farke wants to add more quality to their squad before the end of the window.
The Whites have spent more than £100m on 10 new signings this summer. The club have added to their goalkeeping, defence, midfield and attacking departments in the ongoing window, but the squad still look short of the quality needed to survive in the Premier League this season.
Farke is in the hunt for more forwards and admitted that he wants to bring in two more players to increase the quality in their forward line before the transfer window closes on Monday night.
Leeds have moved Largie Ramazani on to free up space for an additional winger, even if it means compromising on the loan deal they agreed with Valencia for the Belgian star.
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Farke wants to bring in two more attackers before the end of the window, but the club are rapidly running out of time to fulfil the manager’s wishes.
Adam Underwood, the Leeds sporting director, and his recruitment team are spinning multiple plates as they try to figure out the top target and the best deal possible.
The Yorkshire Evening Post’s Graham Smyth has revealed that Leeds are only likely to bring in one more attacker before the end of the transfer window.
Expectation is one attacker in. Late window can be mad though. Maybe late opportunities will arise to do more or there’ll be a late unplanned departure that brings a replacement.
— Graham Smyth (@GrahamSmyth) August 28, 2025
He conceded that towards the final hours of the window, a few players could become available and Leeds could get an opportunity to secure more quality.
However, the journalist conceded that to bring in more than one forward before the transfer deadline could require the club to sell a player late in the window.
One player may not be enough for Farke
Leeds have added to their forward line this summer, but the new arrivals are injury-prone players. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is yet to reach peak fitness, and Noah Okafor has already picked up a groin injury since his arrival.
Farke wants one more striker and a versatile attacking midfielder who can operate both in the wings and in the number 10 role.
Brenden Aaronson is set to stay at Elland Road, but there are serious question marks about his physical qualities to play in the Premier League.
The squad look short of quality in the final third, and adding just one more player could really limit Farke’s chances of keeping Leeds in the Premier League this season.
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