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Leeds United have booked a place in the Premier League next season with promotion from the Championship confirmed and signing a ‘stop striker’ will be a priority for the club this summer.
The Yorkshire Evening Post has a fresh round-up of how the Whites are set to approach the upcoming window as Daniel Farke prepares to solidify the club as a top flight side once again. Leeds United have been prolific in the Championship this term with 89 goals to their name, 25 more than second top scorers Middlesbrough as it stands.
Nonetheless, the club appears to know that its current strike force will need beefing up to survive in the higher division. Leeds United will be looking to avoid the fate of immediate relegation set to be imposed on all three of last year’s promoted sides Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Southampton.
The Yorkshire Evening Post claims that a new number nine is ‘likely to be right at the top of Farke’s shopping list’ with the Daily Mail outlining the the club will sign a ‘top striker’. Leeds United were linked with a move for Southampton man Cameron Archer in January and that is touted to be a ‘key point of focus come the summer’.
Leeds United eye swoop for West Ham striker
Meanwhile, West Ham striker Evan Ferguson is named as another target. The 20-year-old in on loan at the London Stadium from Brighton but has failed to impress with no goals in his seven appearances.
The Hammers do not hold an automatic option or obligation to buy Ferguson with the Irishman expected to return to Brighton. That form is unlikely to have pushed the forward into the thinking of Fabian Hurzeler and could open the door for a summer exit.
Speaking in February about a possible permanent move for Ferguson, Potter said: “I don’t think we should think like that. We should think about how we can help Evan enjoy his football, bring the quality that we know he has. Let’s just focus on that. Let’s focus on having the best 14 matches we can.
“Sometimes with young players we jump in too quickly. I think until you’ve made 50 appearances, it’s always a good number to go: ‘OK, now we can assess where things are.’ And if you’ve had some injuries it’s not easy.
“Sometimes in football if you’re hot, you’re hot and when you’re not, you’re not. We can go quickly from one extreme to another, which is silly because the player quality is still there. We had these conversations even when he was 17 at Brighton around: ‘Let’s not sign a centre-forward because we’ve got Evan coming through.’
“We had huge belief in him. But injuries can stop you and all of a sudden you haven’t played as much, you haven’t scored as much and then you’re not quite the same thing. But the quality is still there. It’s our job to get him on the pitch, help him enjoy his football.”
Tottenham Hotspur winger ‘expected’ summer transfer offers
Manor Solomon is also an obvious option for Leeds United. The Tottenham Hotspur man has spent the season on loan at Elland Road and, while Spurs are ‘expecting offers from elsewhere’, the Israeli international is said to be ‘keen to stay’ in Yorkshire.
Solomon has claimed a place as Farke’s first choice left winger with 20 goal contributions so far thanks to nine goals and 11 assists. The forward would offer the side European and international experience as they take on the Premier League and said to be ‘well-versed in Farke’s style of play and the unique pressures’ by the Yorkshire Evening Post.
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