Transfer Targets

Who would Leeds need to buy if they wanted to gain promotion back into the Premier League. Some people would say no body, some would say we need a whole new team. This blog is my views on who Leeds need to buy to achieve promotion.

The team underneath is the first team from last season. If they are green then for me they are good enough to stay and fight for promtion, if they are orange then they should be considered and red means they should just leave.

Paddy Kenny
Sam Byram
Lee Peltier
Tom Lees
Steven Warnock
El-Hadji Diouf
Rodolph Austin
Micheal Tonge
Luke Varney
Ross McCormack
Steve Morison

So who could come in for the whites;

A young keeper with a bright future
He was on loan at Leeds in 2012

The first potential signing is a goalkeeper, and with Brian McDermott's connection to Reading. I've gone for a suitable signing to be Reading's Alex McCarthy. When he came on loan to Leeds last year, he was simply incredible with wonderful saves left, right and centre. He has got even better this season with Reading, if he didn't have to deal with 20 shots a game, he would have been able to help Reading stay up. Paddy Kenny however has made some wonderful saves this year, but 66 goals conceded is not good enough for promotion. That's why it has to be considered, will Paddy pick up his game so were only conceding around the 45 mark like this years champions Cardiff? Or will it be better to go for a younger approach. I'll leave it up to you.

How much - I think £3 million should get Reading to sell him, especially with Federici and Taylor both wanting to get games.



Maguire in England colours with as much emotion as Tom Lees

A good centre back would be young Harry Magurie from Sheffield United. He has made such an impact since getting into the first team at Brammel Lane, with game winning tackles and goal scoring headers, he seems to have the lot, but as inconsistent as Lee Peltier has been, would you get rid of him for someone who has never been in the Championship, again I'll leave it up to you.

How Much - £1.5 to £2 million should be enough.

I said we might need a centre midfielder, then Graham Dorrans might be avaliable, Steve Clark (West Brom's manager) has said
that he might sell him, and Dorrans himself has said he will go if he is not being played enough. This would be a great signing for Leeds, he is a great player who can pass the ball and get us out of this division as he did with West Brom. We will be in a battle though with Premier League sides so this will be tough. If not Dorrans then a good choice would be Henri Lansbury from Nott'm Forest. He will be cheaper and is more experienced for the Championship.

How Much - Dorrans will be around £5 million and Lansbury would be around £2.5 million (a big difference)

We also might need a fast winger, to get some pace into the side, that's why a signing in this area would be someone like Nathan Redmond from Birmingham City, he's young, technical and has huge potential for the future. We would also have Premier League competition to sign him, but it is possible we could get him to Elland Road.

How Much- He would cost in the £3 million region.

A final player would be a striker, and once again with connections to Reading a potential signing is Adam Le Fondre, he is a proven scorer in the Championship and the Premier League. He would be clinical and would really help Leeds towards promotion

How Much - £2 million to £5 million would be my guess

That's all for this blog, blogs coming up are;
Friday 5pm: Leeds Season review and awards
Saturday 10am: News of the Week - Sir Alex retires (I'll try to get it in tomorrow or later tonight)
27th May 9pm: Play Off Review

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