Leeds United can give themselves a huge pat on the back heading into the international break. The results on the pitch have been much better than the work off the pitch in recent weeks.
The Whites have four points from a possible nine, with two huge results coming at Elland Road. Unfortunately, the club failed to add reinforcements to the team despite obvious problems in attack.
Leeds have played four games and managed to score just two goals. Daniel Farke thought he would have one or two additions on Monday, but nothing materialized.
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Leeds United executive explains failed transfers
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Overall, it can be said that the club had a very good window, but the end really took all the headlines. The lack of attacking reinforcements caused a bit of a stir, as even Daniel Farke pointed that out. Leeds failed to sign three major targets late in the window: Igor Paixao, Facundo Buonanotte and Harry Wilson.
Marseille snatched Paixao away from Leeds, Chelsea hijacked a move for Buonanotte at the last minute, and a move for Wilson fell through before the window shut.
The club’s managing director Robbie Evans had this to say about the failed moves:
“Yeah, so unequivocally, we are maxing PSR out this season, this summer.
“We spent everything we could. If we had gone onto other targets yesterday or onto higher price players back in July, the consequences would have been seen in the current roster, in terms of players we either could not add beyond the guys that got brought in – so the players that came in in August wouldn’t have come had those deals been made in July – or you’d see more key players from last year’s promotion side having to go.
“And so for us, there were only a handful of players that were worth even considering making those kinds of sales. And when those top players didn’t materialise, we held on to our key players instead.”
The Whites failed to sign a player on deadline day, but have now set their sights on former Burnley star Josh Brownhill who is still a free agent.
Utter bullshit
You must think we’re all morons and admittedly there is plenty
Blocking comments now that dont toe the party line .happy clappers only
Pathetic rag