Leeds United suffered a transfer disappointment this week when it emerged Feyenoord winger Igor Paixao has snubbed the Whites in favour of a move to Marseille. However, the club have to address other transfer priorities in the coming weeks, including moving on a few players before the end of the transfer window.
The Leeds recruitment team have done well so far, spending just over £75m on seven new players, and are pushing to bring in more players in the forward areas in the coming weeks. However, the club are also mindful about moving on a few players who have no future at Elland Road under Daniel Farke.
Leeds have turned their focus towards adding more attacking verve to the team, and have identified Fulham’s Rodrigo Muniz as their primary striker target. They are also in the market for a wide forward after missing out on signing Paixao.
However, the Whites are also waiting for offers for some of the players who are expected to leave the club in the coming weeks, and one such star could return to one of his former clubs.
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Middlesbrough are in the race for Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford
Patrick Bamford has been told to find a new club this summer, and he is not part of the squad that has travelled to Germany for Leeds’ pre-season camp.
Daniel Farke’s candour around Bamford’s future has found support in the media, and the forward is now almost certain to leave Leeds before the end of the window.
Championship side Wrexham are interested in acquiring the experienced striker this summer, but he has other suitors in the second tier as well.
According to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Bamford’s former club, Middlesbrough, are keen to take him back to the Riverside Stadium this summer.
Boro are in the market for a striker, and believe the Leeds forward’s experience will come in handy as they push for promotion next season.
However, any club trying to sign him this summer are mindful of his injury issues, and the striker would likely have to take a pay cut to exit Elland Road.
Leeds need to agree to a cut-price fee to move him on
Bamford still has a year left on his contract at Elland Road and is one of the top earners in the current squad. He’d have to accept a drop in his wages to leave Leeds.
However, even the Yorkshire giants would have to agree to accepting a cut-price fee to move him on, as no club would be keen to pay a considerable transfer fee for him.
Leeds need to move him on to not only free up squad space for the arrival of a new striker, but also offload a player on high wages who featured rarely last season.
It’s in the interest of both the club and the player to find a quick solution this summer.
