Good news:Daniel Farke confirm the return of former best player…
The Whites had been desperate to bolster the midfield engine room across the summer window, where they have been subjected to a second consecutive squad exodus with a host of big-name departures being sanctioned, including those of Glen Kamara and Archie Gray.
It left Farke to undertake a real squad rebuilding exercise for the second time in as many summers, with the likes of Ao Tanaka and Joe Rothwell coming in to bolster their ranks. They didn’t stop there, though, with Gus Hamer a serious option for the Whites late on in the window.
Leeds failed in their attempts to sign Hamer in a deal worth £13 million, according to The Star. BBC Sport’s Leeds United correspondent Adam Pope then did not believe the Whites would return with a second bid for Sheffield United’s star man in the summer after it was reported that they valued him at £18 million.
You would imagine that the eight or nine clubs realistically capable of finishing inside the Championship’s top six, and especially those targeting an automatic finish, such as Leeds, Sheffield United, Burnley, Middlesbrough ok, and Sunderland, will be identifying the January transfer window as a strong opportunity to source players that could make a difference and get them over the line.
We asked FLW’s Leeds United fan pundit Kris Smith for his thoughts on the one position he expects Farke to be demanding a signing at the most next month, with attacking midfield perhaps the most glaring issue in Leeds’ ranks.
He said: “Farke has already come out a couple of times in the past month or so and said that he is expecting a fairly quiet January for Leeds.
“There is merit to that in terms of not wanting to upset the apple cart with squad harmony and things like that.
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