Leeds United are back in the Premier League and need serious reinforcements, with the last six clubs to win promotion from the Championship going straight back down.<\/p>\n
If Daniel Farke\u2019s side want to avoid the same fate, they\u2019ll need to improve in the summer transfer window. Here are six players with Premier League experience they should bring back\u2026<\/p>\n
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Francisco Trincao (Sporting CP) Eventually sold to Sporting for around \u20ac7million, the Portuguese winger has found form and consistency at last. He scored nine goals and assisted 15 more in 34 league games in 2024\/25, thriving under Ruben Amorim and then Rui Borges as part of Sporting\u2019s fluid front three.<\/p>\n Still only 24, Trincao would represent a high-ceiling signing for Leeds United<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 someone with just about enough Premier League experience to avoid culture shock, but still young enough to improve further. He also has the flair and unpredictability that Leeds fans so sorely missed after Raphinha left for Barcelona<\/strong><\/a>. There\u2019s a nice bit of symmetry in that too.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Denis Zakaria (Monaco) Zakaria established himself at Borussia Monchengladbach and was seemingly wanted by every top European club before joining Juventus for a cut-price \u00a310million with five months left on his contract. He didn\u2019t do particularly well in Italy, and a loan spell with Chelsea (which qualifies him here) in 2022\/23 was underwhelming. Monaco still paid around \u00a316m in August 2023, and he\u2019s done very well there.<\/p>\n His stock is high again, but at 28 now, there\u2019s understandably not as much interest as there was when he was 24 and flying in the Bundesliga. Given his importance, it\u2019s unlikely Monaco will sell Zakaria, but if the Swiss defensive midfielder fancies a second bite at the Premier League cherry, then Leeds should have a go. They need some big signings to avoid relegation.<\/p>\n MORE LEEDS FEATURES\u2026 \u00a0<\/p>\n Gedson Fernandes (Besiktas) He\u2019s not an outstanding goal scorer, but rather a tempo-setter and press-resistant carrier who could add real dynamism to Farke\u2019s midfield. Fernandes might now be ready for a second attempt at the Premier League and Leeds would be smart to offer him the platform.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Trincao can\u2019t be someone Barcelona fans remember fondly. Signed from Braga for over \u20ac30million in 2020, he was loaned out to Wolves after a season, where he had an underwhelming 2021\/22 campaign. But two goals and one assist in 28 Premier League appearances didn\u2019t exactly scream \u2018\u00a330m winger\u2019 either.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>This is a pretty ambitious \u2013 no, not completely unrealistic \u2013 list, as you might have already gathered. Sure, Zakaria is Monaco captain. Sure, Monaco finished third in Ligue Un and will play in the Champions League. And sure, Leeds United have just been promoted to the closed shop that is the Premier League.<\/p>\n
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<\/strong>Once of Tottenham Hotspur, Gedson Fernandes has quietly rebuilt his career at Besiktas. The 26-year-old midfielder was one of their standout performers in the 2024\/25 season, contributing eight goals and assists from midfield and dictating play with a confidence and maturity that Spurs fans never knew existed.<\/p>\n