According to reports, Leeds United recently made an offer to recruit a fresh player that Daniel Farke is familiar with.
Leeds’ shape in 2024
The Whites have won all eight of their 2024 Championship games, and they are undefeated thus far this season. After playing one more game than Southampton and Ipswich Town, the club’s most recent victory, against Plymouth Argyle, moved them back into second position.
Farke commended his side following the loss in at Home Park, saying:
“It was perhaps not our best performance of the season. The schedule is relentless. It was important to add another clean sheet, a really good [defensive] performance. We started really well in the game. “But then also, there were one or two periods of the game where we had to stay strong and didn’t allow them to have chances.
“Definitely a deserved win but hard fought. I’m pretty proud, especially with the clean sheet today. The first side to win here since October.”
Leeds, Farke and the 49ers Enterprises will hopefully be preparing for a season back in the Premier League over the summer, and it looks as if the German has his eyes on a player he signed for Norwich City.
Leeds make £6m offer for new winger
According to Turkish outlet Takvim in the last 48 hours, Leeds United have ‘recently made an official offer’ in the region of €7m (£6m) to sign Besiktas winger Milot Rashica. It doesn’t say when the bid was made, either in January or since the window has shut with a view to a summer deal.
Besiktas have turned down the bid, though, with their management saying: “We are aiming for the championship in the new season. Rashica is an important player who can lead us to this goal.”
As mentioned, Rashica has previous experience of working under Farke, making 12 appearances under the now-Leeds boss at Carrow Road in 2021/22 before he was sacked. Farke previously hailed the winger, saying:
“Milot Rashica was excellent in our first games but he had a difficult pre-season and unbelievable workload during the international break.
“He had to put in a lot of practice playing against the ball for ninety minutes during his Kosovo game on Wednesday night in Spain before returning to England and making the three and a half-hour trip to London. He wanted a rest since he was a little worn out.quantity
As we know, Leeds already have a of talented wingers in Yorkshire, such as Crysencio Summerville, Wilfried Gnonto and Dan James, so should one of the three depart, perhaps Rashica could be viewed as a replacement.
Following his departure from England, Rashica played for Galatasaray and Besiktas, making 56 games and scoring more than 20 goals. Leeds may have to up their offer significantly over the next several months if they hope to sign the 27-year-old for Elland Road this summer, though, as his contract is not set to expire until 2027.
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