Marcelo Bielsa may have said that Leeds are done and dusted in the January transfer window, but that doesn’t mean that they are.Indeed, Graeme Bailey was quick to dispute these comments as he claimed the Whites are still in the market for another forward.
The journalist seemed pretty confident in saying that the Yorkshire club are looking for another attacker, but do they actually need one?
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Of course, there’s an argument to be made, Leeds’ xG shows that they’ve had issues putting the ball in the net this season as they’re seriously underperforming their expected tally, but they’ve already loaned Jean-Kevin Augustin to solve that problem.
The more pressing matter right now is how often the Whites are leaking goals – they’ve conceded 14 strikes in their last seven league games.
Signing an attacker with Champions League experience should alleviate some of their issues in the final third, so now it should be time to focus on where the defence are going wrong.
Whether it’s another defensive-minded midfielder to cover for Adam Forshaw’s long-term absence or a left-back to bolster the spot that has recently been described as a problem position by Phil Hay.
Leeds have previously struggled to rotate between two strikers in the squad as Eddie Nketiah started just two matches in the league during his time at the club, so they’d have a real tough time if they brought in another forward after the arrival of Augustin.
Whether or not United bring in a further striker remains to be seen, but if they target another attacker rather than a defensive reinforcement it could be a grave error.
In other news, Leeds landing this 22 y/o on loan could create further issues down the line.