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Leeds United\u2019s pursuit of a proven Premier League striker could leave Patrick Bamford\u2019s Elland Road career at a crossroads.<\/strong><\/p>\n Jaka Bijol\u2019s \u00a315million arrival from Udinese on Monday<\/a> finally saw Leeds flex their financial muscles in the summer transfer market, as they prepare to return to the top-flight following their Championship<\/a> title win.<\/p>\n Daniel Farke<\/a>\u2018s side collected 100 points and scored 95 goals last season, but reinforcements are needed in several of positions this summer for Leeds<\/a> to stand a chance of staving off Premier League<\/a> relegation.<\/p>\n Bijol could be the first of up to 10 new signings at Elland Road this summer<\/a> as 49ers Enterprises provide Farke with a budget north of \u00a3100million, and Bamford is one of several players who could be forced out.<\/p>\n Farke has already added to his options up front this summer after Lukas Nmecha moved to Leeds from Wolfsburg on a free transfer<\/a>, and further signings will only push Bamford further down the pecking order.<\/p>\n Rodrigo Muniz is Leeds\u2019 number one target to supplement Joel Piroe<\/a>\u2018s goals up front, but neither Fulham nor the Brazilian himself have shown any desire to sanction a transfer<\/a> despite Leeds\u2019 \u00a332million offer.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES<\/p>\n Bamford is behind Piroe, Mateo Joseph<\/a>, and arguably Nmecha based on last season\u2019s performances, but the 31-year-old is already up and running as he prepares to make an impact in pre-season next month.<\/p>\n The once-capped England striker posted on his Instagram story (24 June) laid on a running track after a lengthy session, and Bamford<\/a> captioned the photo with: \u201cSession complete\u201d.<\/p>\n Football Insider Verdict<\/strong><\/p>\n Although Joseph\u2019s future is also up in the air at Elland Road amid interest from Real Betis<\/a>, Leeds will likely prioritise moving Bamford on instead given their long-time number nine\u2019s sizeable wage pack.<\/p>\n Neither Bamford nor Joseph are being actively pushed towards the exit door<\/a> in West Yorkshire, but Farke has made clear that he wants to sign another centre-forward to play ahead of the pair next season.<\/p>\n Leeds\u2019 most pressing areas in need of reinforcements are in goal and up front<\/a>, and with Illan Meslier<\/a> seemingly on his way to Fenerbahce, Bamford may need to follow a similar path to avoid being stuck on the Elland Road bench.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Related Posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Imago\/Hasan Karim, Breaking Media) Wed 25 June 2025 8:00, UK Leeds United\u2019s pursuit of a proven Premier…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":212516,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,1385,393,4884,1860,2922,2924,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-212515","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-daniel-farke","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-leeds-united","14":"tag-patrick-bamford","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114742745348272034","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Rodrigo](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rodrigo-Muniz-Leeds-fi-web-11625-1024x576.png\")
Leeds want to sign Fulham\u2019s Rodrigo Muniz this summer (Credit: Hasan Karim, Breaking Media)Bamford ready to hit the ground running for Leeds next season<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Patrick](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/patrick-bamford-instagram-819x1024.png\")
(Credit: @patrick_bamford on Instagram)Leeds striker links point to inevitable exit for Bamford<\/strong><\/p>\n