'Have to improve' - Farke's transfer message for Leeds decision-makers

Daniel Farke says Leeds United still have positions that "have to improve" before a long Premier League season, with six days remaining until the window shuts at 11pm on Tuesday 1 September.

According to yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, four signings are already in, and Nico Elvedi impressed on debut in a 2-0 Carabao Cup win at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday. Leeds still want a high-calibre left winger, with interest in Igor Paixao and Mykhailo Mudryk, and are light at striker and left-back.

Asked how confident he was of landing everything before the deadline, Farke said he was not at all confident of getting every target and has never had a window where every wish was granted. He added he is cautiously optimistic of a positive finish.

Leeds are a long way off last season’s 10-man influx, but have paid significant fees, with Tarik Muharemovic costing £34.1m and James Trafford arriving from Manchester City for a club-record £40m.

After last season’s 14th-place finish, chairman Paraag Marathe suggested the new Squad Cost Rules have tightened spending in the short term. Farke said sustainability and creativity are required with limited resources, but that he and the club remain ambitious to make proper signings, with fingers crossed for the final days.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

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