Leeds United signed 10 players this summer, including two new strikers for Daniel Farke’s forward line in Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha.
Noah Okafor can also be utilised as a striker, albeit is predominantly more of a wide forward. Patrick Bamford and Mateo Joseph also left Leeds United, leaving Joel Piroe and Harry Gray from last season’s ranks.
However, Calvert-Lewin may well be the marquee striker signing for Leeds, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t other options considered by the Whites over the course of the summer transfer window.
Centre-forward is a crucial position to get right in the short and long-term, but Calvert-Lewin came in due to assurances over his game time under Farke next term. Leeds United News’ latest information is that they retain interest in another player for future windows.
Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty ImagesLeeds will consider Norwich City striker Josh Sargent again
There was ‘so much noise’ regarding Josh Sargent’s Norwich City future but the USMNT international ended up remaining with the Canaries past the recent transfer deadline.
It’s been a transfer saga involving Leeds for some time now, with serious Leeds links to Sargent emerging in May 2024, with Farke also raving about the Norwich striker.
In the eyes of many, Sargent was the best striker in the Championship last season, which is why Leeds and Burnley have been linked to Sargent over the course of the summer ahead of their respective Premier League campaigns.
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Everton’s Beto and Norwich’s Sargent were looked at prior to Calvert-Lewin joining later on instead of Sargent. The Norwich centre-forward made the final four-man shortlist for Leeds.
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Prior to that, it was reported that the Whites target was nearing a move to the Bundesliga again, as Sargent looked like heading to VfL Wolfsburg.
However, Sargent rejected the move from Norwich to the Bundesliga and that left many Leeds fans thinking Sargent’s £21 million bid was ‘insane’ in the context of overpaying for a player who has hardly proven his worth at the elite level.
Speaking to Leeds United News previously, transfer expert Graeme Bailey explained how Sargent is a much better player right now than he was before.
Speaking to LUN exclusively again, Bailey explained the latest on what he’s hearing, having reacted to Leeds window in attack. He said: “Leeds should have just done Sargent and [Emi] Buendia. To be honest, they still might, if Farke is still around!
“It was crazy he stayed in the end. He is very good. He has honestly improved so much in terms of hold up play.
“Even with Nmecha and Calvert-Lewin now there, he is perfect for Leeds longer-term. One to keep an eye on in future windows.”
Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty ImagesBurnley made bid for Sargent which ‘shocked’ Norwich
Josh Windass believes Sargent is better than Joel Piroe. It’s evident why teams at the bottom-end of the league are looking at him following his development with Norwich in recent seasons.
Yesterday, it was reported by Alan Nixon that Norwich were “shocked” at one of Burnley’s bids for the striker over the summer. That was due to how low the offer was.
Their offer, he reports, was a guaranteed £1.5 million with complicated extras that barely took it to £10 million in total. Norwich were asking for closer to £20 million, which was what Wolfsburg were roughly bidding.
Leeds may well have to make room for Sargent but the 25-year-old could end up playing for the club at some stage, especially if anything happens to Calvert-Lewin or Nmecha.