Daniel Farke will want a summer of hope for Leeds United fans as transfers coming in will need to look sustainable for the Premier League.
Money certainly won’t be a problem for Leeds and the 49ers as £100m+ has become available to the Whites.
This will need to be utilised effectively, and signings need to have a long-lasting impact on the squad.
It’s been made clear that six signings in the starting squad are needed with Elland Road set to be a busy destination this summer.
Proceedings have already got away and one target being mooted is looked at as the ‘number one priority’.
Leeds United want Mateus Fernandes as ‘number one priority’ signing
The ambition is there for all to see, and Paraag Marathe is eager to achieve his pledge of being ‘aggressive’ with transfers.
Whether that will come to fruition will be discovered this summer, and if the board delivers, fans will give them their full support.
A brilliant season in the Championship has already grabbed their attention, and after Marathe is aiming for Europe for Leeds, it only heightens their excitement.
Well, now the Whites faithful will feel even more elevated by who the 49ers are looking at securing as a ‘priority’.
Journalist Alan Nixon has stated that Farke’s side have entered the race for Southampton midfielder Mateus Fernandes.
Leeds are prepared to go close to the £30 million valuation that relegated Saints want for the talented star, as they look to battle Crystal Palace this window.
The Whites see the ‘classy playmaker’ as a ‘number one priority’ and are keen to move quickly to secure his signature.
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Fernandes would be a statement from Leeds in the Premier League
The ongoing trend in the top flight is seeing newly promoted sides suffer relegation at the first time of asking in the Premier League.
This happened embarrassingly for Southampton themselves alongside Ipswich Town and Leicester City.
Farke will be hoping to avoid the same feat and can do so with the signing of Fernandes, who looked the real deal despite being in a poor Saints side.
Troy Deeney picked Leeds to be relegated, but after seeing the Whites linked to the 20-year-old who has proven to be a nuisance for opposing players at Premier League level, he might be changing his mind.
The owners have the chance to make people second guess whether Leeds will go down, and with signings like Fernandes, they are going the right way about it.
