Leeds United ended their pre-season on a high on Saturday, cruising to a 4-0 win over Augsburg with the Premier League opener against Nottingham Forest now just a week away.
Attention will now turn back to the transfer market, with the club still looking to strengthen several areas before the window closes.
Daniel Farke wants to add more quality to his squad while also preparing for the departure of a number of players who are expected to leave Elland Road this summer.
Leeds have already agreed a deal to sign Borussia Monchengladbach centre-back Nico Elvedi, while Sebastiaan Bornauw is set to leave on loan and join Hamburg.
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With Elvedi arriving, Farke is set to secure an experienced centre-back to replace Bornauw, who wants to return to Germany after just one season at Elland Road.
However, Leeds are looking to add more players to their squad before the transfer window closes and have several key areas that need strengthening.
According to The Athletic’s Beren Cross, Leeds are keen to bring in at least three more players before the window closes in little over two weeks.
The club are still in search of a back-up goalkeeper to James Trafford, with Lucas Perri set to leave Elland Road in the coming days.
Leeds are also in the market for a back-up striker who is good enough to partner Dominic Calvert-Lewin up front or even play instead of him.
The Whites are also looking to bring in a back-up left wing-back, which has become even more important following Gabriel Gudmundsson’s recent hamstring injury.
They could still sign another versatile attacker who can play on the left wing. However, it may require a wide man leaving Elland Road this summer.
Leeds United have not closed the door on signing starting eleven players
In Harry Wilson, Tarik Muhremovic and James Trafford, Leeds have secured three players who are likely to be in the starting eleven when they take on Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
The focus is now on padding out the squad and securing quality back-ups as Leeds look to improve on last season’s 14th-place finish.
However, Cross insisted in his report that Leeds are open to improving their starting eleven too if the opportunity is there to do a favourable deal.
Bringing in starting-eleven-quality players automatically improves the overall level of the squad, and the club have not closed the door on adding more such quality.
