The question remains for those of a Leeds United persuasion - can Joel Piroe cut it in the Premier League?
The hope will be that the Dutchman can replicate the heroics of Patrick Bamford in 2020/21, with the Englishman notably firing in 17 top-flight goals under Marcelo Bielsa, having netted 16 times during the club's promotion push the year prior.
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In the case of Piroe, the former Swansea City man ended the most recent campaign with 19 goals to his name, having hit 14 Championship goals the previous season, with that coming despite not being a "natural number nine", as per pundit Clinton Morrison.
Whether or not the Dutchman can thrive amid the step up remains to be seen, although what is evident - as Morrison pointed to - is that further reinforcements will be needed, particularly if young Mateo Joseph is to depart.
Having seen the last six promoted sides slip straight back into the second tier, Daniel Farke and co will need Premier League-proven options to avoid a similar fate, with the search for new faces seemingly already underway.
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Report back in May indicated that a surprise target had emerged in the form of Everton's Beto, with the former Udinese man ending 2024/25 with eight league goals to his name, after netting just three times the previous season.
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Elsewhere, there have also been suggestions that Farke could look to secure a bargain deal for departing Leicester City hero, Jamie Vardy, with the 38-year-old looking for a new home amid his expiring contract.
That duo don't appear to be the only Premier League options that the Yorkshire side are considering, however, with The Athletic's Beren Cross outlining that the club are also showing an interest in Fulham's Rodrigo Muniz.
According to Cross, Leeds are said to have made enquiries about signing the Brazilian, with club sources said to have 'acknowledged' that interest, albeit while hinting that there are more likely candidates to arrive at Elland Road this summer.
Even so, with just a year left to run on his existing deal at Craven Cottage - with the option of a 12-month extension - the 24-year-old would represent a viable option, with Newcastle United also in the running for his signature.
Fulham striker Rodrigo Muniz
While perhaps not the glamour name that supporters will be craving, it's worth noting that there is an element of Erling Haaland about Muniz...
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In another universe, perhaps the Manchester City man would have been plying his trade in Yorkshire, with the club having famously made an attempt to sign the Leeds-born sensation back in 2017.
Unfortunately, Leeds have had to witness the Norwegian go on to shine elsewhere, notably firing in 121 goals in just 142 games at the Etihad, after previously netting 86 times in 89 games for Borussia Dortmund.
Muniz, it must be said, doesn't come close to reaching those levels, although - as per FBref - the Fulham star is said to be a stylistically and statistically similar player to Haaland, among those in their position in Europe's top five leagues - as well as in the Premier League.
Manchester City's Erling Haaland before the match
Indeed, the top two most similar players to Muniz in the top-flight in 2024/25 were Beto and Haaland, with there evidently a particular type of striker that Farke and his recruitment team are chasing.
That likeness between Muniz and Haaland, in particular, is notably evidenced by just how clinical they are in front of goal, with the former ranking in the top 3% of top-flight strikers for non-penalty goals per 90, having scored eight goals last season from just eight starts. The Man City man, meanwhile, ranks in the top 8% in that regard.
Best goals per shot record - 24/25 PL
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Equally too is that much-needed single-minded or perhaps selfish streak that both possess, with Muniz ranking in the top 10% for total shots per 90, while his prolific counterpart ranks in top 12% for that same metric.
With the one-time Middlesbrough loanee also ranking in the top 10% for aerial duels, it showcases just what an imposing focal point he is, much like the 6 foot 4 Haaland, having rightly been lauded as a "handful" by analyst Ben Mattinson.
Also hailed by Mattinson for his "seriously impressive" 2023/24 season, in which he scored nine league goals from only 18 starts, Muniz could be the clinical figure that Leeds are in need of, with a more consistent run of games the only thing that has perhaps held him back in west London.
A reported £50m asking price might be a significant stumbling block, although if Leeds are looking to find their own version of the machine-like Haaland, then Muniz could well be the man.
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