Leeds failed to sign ‘beast’, now he’s outperforming Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha
Daniel Farke’s main issue when it comes to keeping Leeds United in the Premier League will be his lack of options in the final third.
Dan James picked up a new injury to add to the newly promoted side’s concerns, though the Welshman has been far from his usual self after notching 12 goals and nine assists last season.
In fact, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin struggling in front of goal, Noah Okafor leads the way for the most Premier League goals at Elland Road with two, and the rest of the goals are shared among his teammates.
Supporters were reasonably excited for the new Premier League campaign after securing automatic promotion last term, with the new owners not afraid to splash the cash during the summer.
One position was clearly overlooked, though.
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As already discussed, Calvert-Lewin is struggling to find the back of the net, and his backup, Nmecha, has not scored since the opening-day win over Everton, firing home from the penalty spot.
There were plenty of links with strikers at Elland Road over the course of the summer transfer window, though very few of these came to fruition ahead of what will be an extremely difficult season.
According to Sport5, Leeds were interested in signing Israeli international Dor Turgeman during the last winter transfer window, with that interest being carried through to the summer window as well.
| Stats in 2025/26 | Dor Turgeman (Maccabi Tel Aviv & New England Revolution) | Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) | Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) |
| Games played | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Goals | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Assists | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv wanted €5million (£4.3million), which the Whites clearly refused to pay, instead going for the free signings of Calvert-Lewin and Nmecha, neither of whom has set the league alight.
Dor Turgeman is loving life at New England Revolution
A move to the Premier League is a dream for any player, but instead, without a bigger bid from Leeds, Turgeman chose to join New England Revolution in the MLS.
Before moving from Maccabi Tel Aviv, where he was dubbed a “beast” by his manager [Nogo Mania], he had notched a goal and an assist in six matches, and with his new club, he already has two goals and one assist in two appearances.
On his debut for New England, he played the final 32 minutes, scoring the opener in the 72nd minute before assisting teammate Leonardo Campana just three minutes later.
If Farke has any ounce of regret over a transfer that his side missed out on this summer, it should be Turgeman, who, at 21 years of age, had the potential to be something amazing in the Premier League.