{"id":382665,"date":"2025-08-29T14:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/382665\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T14:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:35:16","slug":"daniel-farke-given-incredible-opportunity-to-land-long-term-leeds-united-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/382665\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Farke given incredible opportunity to land long-term Leeds United target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DANIEL_FARKE_LEEDS_CORNER_FLAG-1140x641.png\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Daniel Farke standing alongside a circle inset of the Leeds United corner flag.\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Imago<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ce00f0e876bf059a9c5b7ec7b8d83c54\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Samuel Fabre\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Fri 29 August 2025 14:30, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Leeds have enjoyed a mixed start to the Premier League season, claiming three points from their opening two games.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/matchday\/ao-tanaka-is-premier-league-quality-three-things-we-learned-as-leeds-beat-everton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds\u2019 1-0 win over Everton<\/a> on the opening weekend ensured <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/daniel-farke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Farke\u2019s<\/a> side enjoyed a brilliant return to life in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>However, a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Arsenal, followed by a disappointing penalty shootout defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the EFL Cup, has slightly dampened optimism around Elland Road.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/news\/what-games-ao-tanaka-could-miss-for-leeds-after-daniel-farke-injury-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Injuries to Ao Tanaka<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/news\/what-games-ethan-ampadu-will-miss-for-leeds-united-after-crushing-injury-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ethan Ampadu<\/a> highlight Leeds\u2019 lack of high-quality depth in midfield, and one target could provide an ideal solution to their issues. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ao-tanaka-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"Ao Tanaka celebrates scoring for Leeds United.\" class=\"wp-image-189264\" \/>Credit: Imago<strong>Gus Hamer the perfect addition for depleted Leeds midfield<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sheffield United midfielder Hamer enjoyed a brilliant 2024\/25 season, although failed to achieve promotion after defeat in the play-off final.<\/p>\n<p>FourFourTwo journalist Joe Donnohue reports that Hamer would be available to Premier League clubs in a loan-with-obligation-to-buy deal, as he is keen on a move to the top flight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udd95 Gus Hamer available on loan-with-obligation deal worth \u00a315-20m before transfer deadline. Player not agitating for a move but open to Premier League switch.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bzc4wufUmu\">https:\/\/t.co\/Bzc4wufUmu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Donnohue (@JoeDonnohue) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeDonnohue\/status\/1961378723199926691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/gustavo-hamer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamer<\/a> already has one season of experience in the Premier League, and possesses game-changing qualities that Leeds will need this campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He is much more attacking, and in 2024\/25, his stats were much better than any of Leeds\u2019 current available options.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>Stat<\/td>\n<td>Gus Hamer (Championship)<\/td>\n<td>Anton Stach (Bundesliga)<\/td>\n<td>Ilia Gruev (Championship)<\/td>\n<td>Sean Longstaff (Premier League)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minutes played<\/td>\n<td>3135<\/td>\n<td>180<\/td>\n<td>1701<\/td>\n<td>837<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Expected goals <\/td>\n<td>5.66<\/td>\n<td>0.26<\/td>\n<td>1.34<\/td>\n<td>0.60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Expected assists<\/td>\n<td>8.46<\/td>\n<td>0.37<\/td>\n<td>2.31<\/td>\n<td>0.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Successful dribbles (per cent)<\/td>\n<td>47.9<\/td>\n<td>25.0<\/td>\n<td>25.0<\/td>\n<td>33.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Available Leeds midfielders\u2019 attacking statistics in 2024\/25 (via Sofascore).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/opinion\/daniel-farke-must-replace-brenden-aaronson-with-long-term-leeds-united-target\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamer could be a potential Brenden Aaronson replacement<\/a> and it would seem foolish for <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/core\/wp-admin\/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=post_tag&amp;post_type=post&amp;s=Leeds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds<\/a> to not to go after the Dutch midfielder, as they\u2019ll need every tool at their disposal if they are to achieve survival this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/exclusives\/bundesliga-expert-shares-lowdown-as-leeds-make-timo-werner-transfer-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bundesliga expert shares lowdown as Leeds make Timo Werner transfer approach<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Daniel-Farke--1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Leeds United manager Daniel Farke waves at the crowd at Elland Road.\" class=\"wp-image-194812\" \/>Credit: Imago<strong>What Ruben Selles has said about Gus Hamer\u2019s future<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sheffield United have endured a miserable start to the season under new manager Ruben Selles, and now he is in danger of losing one of his best players.<\/p>\n<p>Selles told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk\/sport\/football\/leeds-united\/leeds-united-news-gustavo-hamer-ruben-selles-summer-transfer-window-5194887\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yorkshire Post:<\/a> \u201cHe\u2019s a Sheffield United player and I want him to be a\u00a0Sheffield United\u00a0player when the market closes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously I cannot control what happens in the future because the market is so fluid and dynamic, but my intention is to keep him as one of our key players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Farke only has a few days before the window shuts, but Hamer is definitely a key player that he should act swiftly on.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFloxY1SWsv0yud4k0u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MOT Leeds News WhatsApp channel<\/a> and turn on notifications to have all the latest, breaking Leeds United news sent straight to your phone.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Fri 29 August 2025 14:30, UK Leeds have enjoyed a mixed start to the Premier 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