Leeds United are going to surely be in the market for another creative presence during the January window, and players available on loan should be high on the agenda.
Daniel Farke has ended 2025 with renewed confidence in keeping his job and steering Leeds to safety after nine points in the last five games.
Now, the momentum must continue into the new year with Liverpool on New Year’s Day, while January transfer business takes focus too.
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Leeds United sure to consider new attacking midfield signings during January transfer window
If you looked at the underlying numbers behind this season, there’s not a great deal wrong with what Leeds are doing at both ends:
Leeds are creating chances, scoring them, and limiting their opposition to relatively few compared to the worst defences in the division.
Having said that, there is still the question of whether Leeds can find more creativity to give their attack another dynamic. After all, we’re proving right now that the more service we get to Dominic Calvert-Lewin, the better he’s going to be at scoring.
With that in mind, it lends itself to Leeds finding a new attacking midfielder. Farke said as much during August, and reiterated that fairly recently with a view to the new year.
Leeds United must do everything to pursue Oscar Bobb from Manchester City
January is always a tough window, and we get told as much by Farke every time he’s asked about it. He’s right, though, in the sense that the ideal players you want to sign are out of a viable price range, whereas the available players are so for a reason.
Players that are on the move are often coming off the back of injuries or poor form. The trick for Leeds is finding someone that could drastically enhance the side if they find their best form again.
So, Manchester City’s Oscar Bobb looks an incredibly ambitious, yet potentially plausible swoop.
Manchester City’s Oscar Bobb should be on Leeds United’s January radar. (REUTERS/Peter Powell)
Fabrizio Romano revealed earlier in December that the Norway international could leave in the January window. That’s because the Citizens are expected to pursue Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth, leaving Bobb even further down the pecking order.
There’ll be several top clubs willing to take him. But, if Leeds mean business in staying up, we need to pull out all the stops to convince Bobb to move to Elland Road.
Capable of playing as a right-winger, attacking midfielder, or even as a supporting forward to Calvert-Lewin, he could be revolutionary.
Left-footed, he would add a different angle to Leeds’ approach play, and mark a statement of intent that Leeds will stay in the top flight.
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