Leeds United are reportedly interested in signing Everton striker Beto this summer. Daniel Farke’s side plan to splash the cash this summer following their promotion from the Championship, with several Premier League-proven stars being eyed. The Whites won the Championship title on the final day of the season last weekend thanks to a last-gasp goal from loanee Manor Solomon that snatched the silverware from Burnley.
The success came off the back of Leeds selling several of their top players last summer, including Georginio Rutter to Brighton and Crysencio Summerville to West Ham. Leeds were smart in their recruitment to ensure their big-money sales did not prove damaging, with Ao Tanaka and Joe Rodon among their shrewd signings.
According to Sky Sports, a major spending spree is now on the horizon at Elland Road, with the club having a transfer budget of more than £100million that they intend on forking out on numerous new acquisitions.
Everton’s Beto is one of their reported targets following his improved campaign for Everton, who will also be in the market for a new striker this summer. The towering forward has scored seven league goals so far this season, leading the line impressively during the Toffees’ toughest spells.
It is unclear whether David Moyes would be willing to part ways with the 27-year-old at this stage though, with fellow striker Dominic Calvert-Lewis set to become a free agent at the end of the season.
Leeds are hoping to improve the ‘spine’ of their squad over the coming months, prioritising a new goalkeeper, centre-back, central-midfielder and centre forward – and it is claimed that the higher powers at the club are willing to fork out up to £30m on each of those positions.
Speaking about how the club plan to improve at his side’s open-top bus parade recently, Leeds chairman Paraag Marathe talked up during their open-top bus parade of how the Whites plan on asserting themselves as a top outfit over the coming campaigns.
He said: “This is a journey, this is not the end. We have to keep going, this is what Leeds does. We are going to have some difficulties, but we are going to get where we want to go and we are going to be one of the best clubs in all of Europe.”