While they’ve since secured a number of reinforcements, Leeds United reportedly made an strategy to signal an attacking addition who has scored within the Europa League earlier this summer time.
Farke: Leeds not “prepared for Premier League degree”
Like Sunderland, Leeds have returned to the Premier League with loads of intent. The Whites immediately turned in direction of the switch window this summer time, welcoming the likes of Sean Longstaff, Jaka Bijol, Lucas Perri and 4 others in an try to construct a aspect able to keep away from instantaneous relegation.
That job will likely be simpler stated than achieved, nonetheless, and Daniel Farke has already admitted that his frontline continues to be quick on Premier League high quality following a pleasant draw in opposition to Villarreal.
“We all know within the offence we aren’t prepared for Premier League degree. We have confirmed we might be prepared for one sport and for that I’m not too involved in the meanwhile because it stands.
“I do know particularly with the offence, within the final bit you possibly can add some high quality. In fact as a supervisor you need all of the gamers obtainable on the primary day of pre-season and to have coaching classes with them as a result of they should adapt to the group and the ideas.
“The shorter the time is to the primary sport the harder it’s to combine them and make them totally prepared and up to the mark. For that we nonetheless have time. We all know we’d like additions to that.
“I additionally know all of us collectively and our key people who find themselves liable for spending the cash try every thing to make these additions as fast as attainable.
In relation to attacking additions, it has been a irritating summer time for these at Elland Highway so far. The likes of Beto and Rodrigo Muniz have threatened to steal the headlines, however offers for the 2 spectacular forwards are unlikely at this stage. In the meantime, Leeds and the 49ers additionally made an early strategy to signal a former Premier League winger.
Leeds approached Moussa Djenepo
As reported by Africa Foot, Leeds approached Moussa Djenepo earlier this summer time as they seemed to swoop in and signal the Normal Liege winger, who earns round £18,000-a-week.
In the end, nonetheless, that strategy proved unsuccessful and the previous Southampton man remained a Normal Liege participant. Whether or not that adjustments because the Whites develop into extra determined to bolster their assault will likely be attention-grabbing to see, nevertheless it’s then that they’re going to probably should compete in opposition to golf equipment in Saudi Arabia and Iran for Djenepo’s signature.
Djenepo would definitely tick the field for Premier League expertise, having beforehand loved a four-year spell at Southampton and has even impressed on the Europa League stage with Normal Liege up to now – scoring three targets in 5 video games.
As issues stand, nonetheless, the 27-year-old is seemingly set to go down as a missed goal at Elland Highway, as Farke and the 49ers purpose to remodel Leeds’ assault into one in all Premier League high quality.
