Leeds United fans are disgruntled with the club’s work in the transfer window. While Robbie Evans says PSR was maxed out, Daniel Farke and fans think more was needed in the final third.
Speaking after the 0-0 draw against Newcastle, Farke said Leeds needed more in attack or relegation is a much more realistic proposition. Leeds failed to get either Facundo Buonanotte or Fulham’s Harry Wilson.
Wilson played against Leeds on Saturday, as Farke’s men suffered a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat to Fulham with Gabriel Gudmundsson’s freak own goal proving to be decisive. His own goal came in injury time.
Just one goal scored in four Premier League games now, even if Farke handed Noah Okafor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin their first league starts for Leeds on Saturday. Ross McCormack has picked the best signing.
Photo by Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty ImagesRoss McCormack thinks Leeds have made a ‘massive signing’
Lucas Perri has kept two clean sheets in three league games before his injury, Gudmundsson has been consistent at left-back and according to FotMob, Anton Stach has been Leeds’ best player this season.
But speaking ahead of Saturday’s defeat, McCormack told Matchday Live on LUTV that Calvert-Lewin is a “massive signing” and could prove to be the club’s most important addition of the summer window.
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“The biggest signing Leeds have made could be Calvert-Lewin. At home, you’re okay. You’re always going to be competitive at Elland Road. When you go away, you’re going to be under the cosh sometimes.
“If you’re a centre-half, you’re not always going to be able to play out. So at times, you can go long and get the ball into big Dom’s chest. Give your defenders a rest. I think he’s a massive signing for the club.”
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Saturday was his first start for Leeds, having missed the first two Premier League games of the season after going the entire summer without a pre-season. Calvert-Lewin is undergoing a mini pre-season.
Substitute appearances against Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle saw Calvert-Lewin miss chances as well as a penalty in the shootout at Hillsborough. On Saturday, he headed straight at Bernd Leno.
It feels like Calvert-Lewin just needs to get his first goal and he will be away. Hopefully, Leeds and Farke can keep the former Everton and Sheffield United striker fit, especially after just one goal in four games.