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Leeds United are all but guaranteed to stay in the Premier League now after hitting the 43-point mark, putting them in a very strong position to secure another season in the top flight.
With survival looking increasingly certain, the club have already started preparing for the summer transfer window and are looking at several possible targets before the season ends.
Unlike last summer, Leeds are not expected to make sweeping changes to the squad, but they still plan to strengthen several important areas ahead of the 2026/27 campaign.
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Leeds want to bring in defensive reinforcements in the upcoming transfer window to improve the quality at the back, and they are set to rekindle their interest in a centre-back they wanted to sign in January.
Axel Disasi is wanted at Leeds United
Leeds were interested in Axel Disasi in the winter transfer window. However, West Ham agreed a deal with Chelsea to sign him on loan for the rest of the season.
Disasi has been a key player at West Ham, but with the Hammers now favourites to go down, the defender may be looking for a new club in the summer.
According to Football Insider, Leeds have rekindled their interest in the centre-back and are keen to sign him from Chelsea in the summer transfer window.
With West Ham now looking increasingly likely to go down, the Whites are growing confident of working out an agreement to sign Disasi in the coming months.
He has no future at Chelsea, and the Blues would prefer to sell him rather than offer another loan deal. However, his departure from Stamford Bridge is certain.
West Ham are likely to want to take him back to the London Stadium in the summer if they somehow manage to survive in the Premier League.
But Leeds are ready to pounce and finalise a deal to sign Disasi in the upcoming window.
Leeds may need to sell a defender or two
Sebastiaan Bornauw is likely to leave Leeds this summer amid interest from Germany. The club do not intend to stand in his way if he wants to move on.
However, he has only been a bit-part player at Leeds this season, and if they want to sign an established centre-back, they may have to look to sell one of their other defenders.
Joe Rodon has been linked with a move away from Leeds ahead of the summer, and the club even had offers from Pascal Struijk last year.
If the club want to bring in a player of first-team quality in the upcoming window, they may have to sell one of their more established centre-backs in the coming months.