Tony Pulis believes "smart" recruitment will be the key to Daniel Farke’s chances of keeping Leeds United in the top flight next season.
The Whites face a big challenge to stay in the Premier League, with the last six promoted clubs suffering relegation and falling straight back into the Championship. And former top flight boss Pulis says Farke's men must be "brave" to buck the recent Premier League trend.
Speaking to Fruity King, Pulis said: "I listen to pundits all the time saying that you need to spend billions to stay up and I disagree, you don’t have to spend billions if you’re smart.
"Look at Brighton and Brentford, they have invested but not with enormous amounts of money, they knew what it would take to stay in the Premier League.
"That first year obviously is difficult, but you can do it. You don't have to be so extravagant that you put the club at risk financially. I think there's definitely a system that you can put in place that can get you the results that you need, but you have to be smart.
"You don't have to be Man City. You don't have to be Liverpool. You don't have to like the top clubs and play like the top clubs to do it. You can do it in another way and you can be smart doing it.
"If you're clever enough, smart enough, then I don't see why a club like Leeds United can’t repeat that. It’s a fantastic football club.
"It's a one city club. The support there is just amazing. Every time a team turns up at Elland Road you know it's going to be a ferocious atmosphere.
"Daniel Farke has got to work off that and I still think that playing in a way that suits them and not suits the perception of how you should play football can cause teams problems. But again, you've got to be brave enough to do it."
United have spent around £20m on signing three players so far in the summer window. They are known to be in the market for a new striker and have been heavily linked with a move for Norwich City star Josh Sargent. Burnley and Bundesliga outfit Wolfsburg are also said to be big admirers of the USA international.
"I've always liked Josh Sargent," said Pulis. "He's a very, very hard working lad. He can play wide, he can play upfront. He scores goals, creates goals. He's done fantastically for Norwich.
"I don't think Norwich will be too happy about him moving on because they'll want him to stay next year to help them get promotion.
"But he is one player out of the Championship you look at that stands out – he would certainly suit me as a manager because of his attitude and his determination – I think it's relentless. He gives every effort to help his football club in every game they play."
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