Leeds United followers have annoyingly discovered themselves on this place earlier than when it comes to their promotion-chasing facet taking the January switch window a bit too leisurely.
Certainly, this time final 12 months the Whites sealed only one deal within the window within the type of Burnley loanee Conor Roberts, with their lack of enterprise arguably hurting their promotion aspirations as Daniel Farke‘s squad grew to become stretched.
With no new faces via the door but, the Elland Highway plenty might be fearing an analogous burnout will happen, however there may be nonetheless time earlier than the window shuts for Leeds to rewrite this narrative.
The promotion chasers may lastly splash this money this January on an up-and-coming EFL gem who would give the Leeds assault one other increase if he was picked up forward of some crunch video games to return within the Championship.
Leeds racing to signal EFL attacker
As per a report by Football Insider, Leeds at the moment are deep in a race to snap up Oxford United star Tyler Goodrham this month, with an entire host of different second-tier outfits eager on the 21-year-old’s companies.
Soccer Insider additional elaborates that Coventry Metropolis, Sunderland and Swansea Metropolis are all preserving tabs on the U’s teen alongside the Whites, with Gary Rowett’s facet maybe powerless on the subject of dropping their younger attacking midfielder within the very close to future.
While this would not essentially be probably the most out-there buy from Farke and Co, Goodrham may are available and supply an adaptable presence within the ahead positions, very similar to another Leeds target in Emiliano Buendia.
He would even be a extra life like goal for the promotion hopefuls to win over persevering with to pursue the Aston Villa man because the clock ticks ever nearer to deadline day.
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What Goodrham may supply Leeds
While the German would love a spectacular reunion with Buendia to happen, having beforehand managed him at Norwich Metropolis, it won’t all slot into place by the point of the early February deadline.
Whereas, a participant like Goodrham would little doubt leap on the alternative to signal for Farke’s facet, together with his performances for a relegation-threatened Oxford facet this season standing out as a serious constructive on the Kassam Stadium.
The 21-year-old has tallied up three goals and three assists for his boyhood membership from 25 league appearances, together with his final strike within the Championship coming in opposition to Millwall to assist his lowly staff salvage a 1-1 draw.
Away from what’s presently unfolding within the second tier, nevertheless, Goodrham was additionally a delight to observe in League One donning his facet’s acquainted yellow strip throughout the 2023/24 season, with eight goals – which included a pearler in opposition to Charlton Athletic – crusing into the again of the web, alongside amassing an extra 4 assists which enabled his facet to clinch promotion.
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Goodhram’s league numbers by place (24/25) |
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Place performed |
Video games performed |
Objectives scored |
Assists |
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LM |
8 |
2 |
2 |
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RW |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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RM |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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AM |
3 |
0 |
1 |
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SS |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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DM |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Sourced by Transfermarkt |
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Buendia was equally impactful beneath Farke’s steerage throughout the 2020/21 season at Carrow Highway when he ridiculously tallied up 15 goals and 16 assists total within the second tier, with Goodrham hopeful he can attain equally dizzy heights over time if surrounded by top-quality gamers at Elland Highway.
The pair’s similarities do not finish there, with the South American able to enjoying down both wings if needed alongside slotting in as a quantity ten, which is the place Goodrham additionally excels with the Oxford quantity 19 able to enjoying throughout a variety of positions.
While the “exciting” 21-year-old – as he was as soon as labelled by ex-U’s boss Des Buckingham – won’t immediately make waves in Farke’s beginning XI, he could possibly be a helpful buy to usher in when contemplating his versatility, as Leeds attempt to win promotion between now and Might.
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