Leeds queues up for ‘clinical’ £16m ‘clinical’

When the summer transfer window finally opens next month, Leeds United is already working on plans to strengthen Daniel Farke’s squad.

Whites know that after they won the championship with 100 points, they have to recruit a team that will avoid an instant relegation in the Premier League.

After advancing to top flight, many players have been associated with the move to Elland Road, with one of the connected strikers recently being LECCE striker Nikola Krstovic.

Leeds are also reportedly interested in signing Fernandez, a fellow Portuguese midfielder from Southampton, who has been relegated from the Premier League.

This suggests that the whites are targeting players who play at the highest level to provide more quality, providing greater quality for Farke choices throughout the park, which could be bad news for some players on the current team.

Joel Piroe is a Leeds star who is very worried about losing his place in the starting lineup that enters the 2024/25 sports.

Why Joel Piroe May Lose Leeds Place

Football Insider reported earlier this month that the club did not intend to attack around the Dutch before the Premier League season because they were doubtful about his ability to improve the improvement.

The left-footed shooter won the Golden Boot Award in the Championship, scoring a total of 19 goals, but the club is not entirely convinced that his goal form will continue into top-tier matches.

Piroe has imposed a huge goal threat on the top goals of the court throughout the season, thanks to his excellent hitting and ability to complete opportunities effectively.

The former Swansea City star scored 19 goals in 17.17 XG, which illustrates how efficient he is before the goal, but it is his game that shows that the club may have to look elsewhere else at a higher level.

As you can see in the table above, Piroe sometimes struggles with the intensity and physics of Leeds in and out of the game, losing most of his duels on the deck and in the air, while rarely successfully trying his attempts.

This shows that he can fight physically superior Premier League defenders, which may put him in a squad that may often defend and avoid relegation.

However, Leeds can sign a big upgrade for Piroe by diving to sign a reported transfer target, and they are now looking to strengthen their team.

Leeds pays attention to the deal with £16m forward

According to football insiders, Leeds United made an exciting move for Dynamo Kyiv center Vladyslav Vanat ahead of the summer transfer window.

The report said Everton and Fulham also showed interest in Ukrainian International, indicating that there may be a lot of competition for his signature in the coming weeks.

It reveals Leeds sent the Boy Scouts to watch Vanat’s action this season, who thinks he is a player who has quality to improve their choices at the top of the court.

Football Insider added that the 23-year-old shooter has a release clause in his contract with Dynamo Kviv, meaning whites, Everton or Fulham can charge him for £16 million.

With that in mind, 49ers have to splash cash this summer to push their left foot to Elland Road for £16m as he might be Farke’s Piroe upgrade.

Why Leeds United should sign Vladislav Vanart

Leeds should sign Dynamo Kyiv star because he is a striker whose physical attributes are more suitable for playing in the Premier League counterattack than Piroe.

First, the 23-year-old shooter has athletic and technical qualities that can sustain dribbling past opponents, and in the top Ukraine matches this season, he dribbled at 73%, an average of 1.3 per game.

This shows that when they are under pressure, he could be a great channel for Leeds while defending lows in the Premier League as he has the ability to get the ball forward and hire a defender to improve the team’s squad, which is not particularly great for Piroe.

Vanat also won 1.3 air battles per game, winning 40% of his fights in the Europa League, suggesting he can also offer air seats, wins and knockouts, while Farke’s team is not currently owned with the Dutch attackers.

As you can see in the table above, the £16m attacker has the potential to pose a similar threat to Piroe before scoring as he has better conversion rate and per-goal ratio than the Leeds star in the 2024/25 league sports.

Vanat, described as “clinical” by U23 scout Antonio Mango, gave Dynamo Kyiv 14 goals and ten assists in the 2023/24 campaign, suggesting that the striker is improving as a shooter with more experience.

These statistics show that Ukrainian International has all the physical and technical characteristics that can be used as a large upgrade to Piroe if he can adapt to British football and Premier League, because his dribbling and finishing skills add to the physics he offers in the Number Nimume Nine position.

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