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Ciaran Morrison

Sun 26 April 2026 7:45, UK

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Leeds United will be looking to make four additions to their squad in the summer transfer window.

That is the view of former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking to Football Insider, who believes Daniel Farke will get backed by the ownership.

The Yorkshire club are on course for Premier League survival in their first season back in the top flight after reaching the 40-point mark in a draw at Bournemouth.

Doubts were raised over Farke’s ability to manage in the Premier League at the start of the campaign, but the German looks set to lead the club into next season.

Leeds spent around £100million last summer, which looks to have paid off, and the club could continue upgrading their squad ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.

Leeds ‘will be front of queue’ to sign players this summer

Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes Farke does not need to make big changes to his squad.

Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness thinks Leeds will have begun work already ahead of the summer window.

He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “The squad actually isn’t too bad. There’s certainly going to be some additions.

“We’re looking at three or four, in my opinion, maximum. They are going to stick with Daniel Farke, which I think is the right decision. As any manager would do, he knows his players, he knows his squad, and they are going to need a bit more quality.

“That’s what they’ve been missing slightly, because they’ve been close in a lot of games, but not close to be able to turn it into points, either into draws or wins. So it’s a marginal game and they’re not far away from it. So I just think three or four bits of quality.

“We’ll be seeing some higher prices paid for some good talent coming in. About this summer transfer window coming up, it’s going to be a buyer’s market. I don’t think there’s going to be as much money around as there was last year.

“I expect less activity, but I do expect higher quality and some better deals to be done. Leeds will be near the front of that queue. They’ll be working right now on their targets.

“I’ll have to do a bit more examination as to where I think Farke is going to make the move. I do expect them to be a very clear target for quite a few players.”

Leeds handed warning ahead of summer window

Ahead of the window opening, former Manchester United chief scout Mick Brown told Football Insider that Leeds should not buy players from Wolves or Burnley.

Wolves and Burnley have both been relegated from the Premier League, and many of their top players are set to be available this summer.

It comes amid Leeds’ interest in Wolves defender Ladislav Krejci, and Farke’s desire to sign a new centre-back.

Pascal Struijk is attracting attention from a host of clubs, and whilst Leeds have no desire to let him leave, a big offer could tempt the Whites into a sale.