{"id":425063,"date":"2025-09-15T01:23:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T01:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/425063\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T01:23:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T01:23:15","slug":"3-attackers-farke-should-target-for-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/425063\/","title":{"rendered":"3 attackers Farke should target for January"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leeds United\u2019s<\/a> attempts to secure that elusive final attacking addition leaves Daniel Farke short for the first half of the season, but recruitment staff will already be looking ahead to January for transfers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deadline day came and went with Leeds not making a single new signing, and fans were rightly voicing their opinions online about the lack of incoming movement.<\/p>\n

Daniel Farke himself made it clear the type of player he wanted to sign<\/a> after Noah Okafor\u2019s arrival, wanting a creative attacking midfielder to aid United\u2019s consistency in opening up Premier League opposition.<\/p>\n

Most Read on LeedsAllOver<\/p>\n

The club\u2019s failure to do so leaves them with the backup option of looking to the January window, where ideal signings are few and far between. But they\u2019re not impossible, as players\u2019 contracts dwindle towards expiry in 2026.<\/p>\n

Here, we look at three January transfers the club could look to in order to address Farke\u2019s long-standing dilemma\u2026<\/p>\n

Harry Wilson \u2013 Fulham<\/p>\n

The first and most obvious name that Leeds could pursue in January is Fulham\u2019s Harry Wilson.<\/p>\n

\"\"(Action Images via Reuters\/Andrew Couldridge)<\/p>\n

Wilson was the main subject of Leeds\u2019 failure on deadline day<\/a>, their response to having Facundo Buonanotte pinched from under their noses<\/a>, and someone who would add a different skill set to Leeds\u2019 attack.<\/p>\n

A left-footer firstly, Wilson\u2019s balls striking from outside the box is something Leeds\u2019 current attacking options don\u2019t possess, and would bring\u00a0 goals from new situations for United.<\/p>\n

Not only is Wilson capable of contributing goals through his wicked left foot, but his delivery from out wide and from dead balls is something Leeds are sorely lacking.<\/p>\n

The recruitment focus to bring in several 6ft-plus signings was smart, but was missing the final signing that binds them all together \u2013 a player to take consistently dangerous set pieces.<\/p>\n

Daichi Kamada \u2013 Crystal Palace<\/p>\n

Another attacking midfielder Leeds could target from a Premier League rival is Crystal Palace\u2019s Daichi Kamada.<\/p>\n

Having signed a two-year deal at Selhurst Park in 2024, the Japan international has had a somewhat mixed spell at Palace, unsurprisingly given he\u2019s typically been an attacking midfield understudy to the departed Eberechi Eze.<\/p>\n

\"\"(REUTERS\/Scott Heppell)<\/p>\n

At 29, Kamada\u2019s expertise has largely been on display in the Bundesliga, impressing at Eintracht Frankfurt as a two-footed, versatile creator in the final third.<\/p>\n

Like his compatriot at Leeds Ao Tanaka, Kamada\u2019s spatial intelligence finds him in dangerous pockets consistently and as a result, he could be the creative pass-first number 10 that Farke\u2019s been crying out for since he joined United.<\/p>\n

Mario Stroeykens \u2013 Anderlecht<\/p>\n

A riskier punt would be the previously-linked Anderlecht talent Mario Stroeykens<\/a>, now into the final year of his deal with the Belgian giants.<\/p>\n

Stroeykens, currently 20, can operate in virtually any area across the attack despite most of his football being listed as a central playmaker.<\/p>\n

\"\"(REUTERS\/Johanna Geron)<\/p>\n

His development into a guaranteed starter has seen him become an attacker not only capable of beating a man 1v1, but also cutting a side open with his passing too, adding skills to his arsenal that indicate he\u2019s got a bright career ahead.<\/p>\n

Whether or not he\u2019d be capable of enhancing Leeds\u2019 starting lineup in January to drag the side to safety is tough to predict, but as a long-term investment, he could be someone to consider, given his contract situation.<\/p>\n

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United\u2019s attempts to secure that elusive final attacking addition leaves Daniel Farke short for the first half…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425064,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,145127,1385,25764,393,4884,49398,1860,2922,142361,72907,142362,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-425063","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-daichi-kamada","10":"tag-daniel-farke","11":"tag-elland-road","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-harry-wilson","15":"tag-leeds","16":"tag-leeds-united","17":"tag-lufc","18":"tag-mario-stroeykens","19":"tag-the-whites","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115205702054129630","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425063","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=425063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}