aiming for fullbacks and a #10 if possible. CB is a potential signing if we let Cresswell go
Right back links: Williams (also says Nuno won’t loan him) Roberts and Johnson (west ham want a loan fee)
“They are long-term admirers of Nottingham Forest’s Neco Williams, who they looked at in the summer, but his new head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has been explicit that the 22-year-old is not available. Leeds have also been tracking another Welsh full-back playing in the Premier League, Burnley’s Connor Roberts, who hasn’t started a top-flight game since October, spending the time since as a (sometimes unused) substitute or out of the matchday squad.
West Ham United’s Ben Johnson is also on the list. The 23-year-old has seen relatively few minutes this season, is on course to be out of contract in the summer and has rejected offers of an extension to his current deal, but Leeds would favour a loan agreement in this window. West Ham, for their part, would expect a loan fee if they agreed to send Johnson out”
Left backs: Ryan Giles, Borna Barasic and the new name…
BEN DAVIES
“In the past week, Leeds have been linked with Luton Town’s Ryan Giles and Borna Barasic of Scotland’s Rangers. They also have a speculative eye on Ben Davies if changes to the squad at Tottenham Hotspur before deadline day make him a potential loan target.“
“However, it feels incredibly unlikely that Spurs would sanction such a move.”
Prefer to sell Cresswell then loan him
“ Cresswell wants to move on in search of more first-team minutes and Leeds would seriously consider an acceptable offer following recent events, but they value him at more than £4million ($5.1m) and have no desire to lose him on loan to a direct rival — much of the interest in Cresswell is coming from teams at the top end of the Championship, including at least one side who are in firm contention for promotion.
Farke wants his squad to have four centre-backs in it, so any exit involving Cresswell would have to be offset by a signing. “
Attacking Midfield
“They looked at Liverpool’s Fabio Carvalho but Championship neighbours Hull City made a successful loan offer for him with a cast-iron promise of regular minutes, something the Premier League club insisted on. David Brooks is another player of interest and though Bournemouth have been in two minds about whether they might be willing to let someone borrow him, their position on retaining the 26-year-old Wales international could soften as the window enters its closing stages.“