There's only one more friendly clash left for Leeds United before the bread and butter of Premier League action kicks into gear.
It's been a whirlwind summer for the Whites so far with seven new signings in through the door, but Daniel Farke will still be holding out for another striker addition before September's early deadline, away from solely relying on free agent signing Lukas Nmecha to deliver the goods.
Indeed, opening up after his side's recent 1-1 draw against Villarreal, the German lamented his options in attack, with the hole left behind by Manor Solomon returning to Tottenham Hotspur also yet to be filled in his eyes.
Expect the West Yorkshire outfit to be busy, therefore, with reports now suggesting they've been offered an experienced centre-forward ahead of their opening day showdown with Everton.
Leeds United manager Daniel Farke before the match
Leeds offered chance to sign £93k p/w star
Leeds have been chasing several centre-forward targets this summer.
It's been well documented at this point that the top-flight newcomers have Rodrigo Muniz down on their ever-growing shortlist, although Fulham's Brazilian hotshot is also attracting interest from Serie A clubs, including Atalanta.
Fulham's Rodrigo Muniz celebrates scoring their third goal
This might well prompt Farke and Co. to explore different avenues in trying to secure a potent and experienced marksman, with this new target potentially ticking all the boxes.
As per a report by journalist Graeme Bailey, Leeds have now been offered the chance to sign Inter Milan attacker Mehdi Taremi, with Inter keen to move on the clinical Iranian so they can get their hands on hit-and-miss Manchester United figure Rasmus Hojlund.
Taremi
Whilst the £93k-per-week striker might not be instantly as Premier League-ready as Muniz, his explosive finishing ability across his career to date will surely pique the German's curiosity as he attempts to enhance his forward personnel.
Amazingly, the lethal 33-year-old has even been likened to RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko, who is also being tipped to move to the Premier League very soon.
Why Taremi can be Leeds' own Sesko
Those direct comparisons come from FBref during the striking duo's respective 2023/24 Champions League campaigns, which saw Sesko and Taremi score four goals between them, with the ex-Porto attacker sticking out even more when assisting a further two strikes in Europe's elite competition.
However, the comparisons aren't just reserved for glorious nights in that esteemed tournament, with both the Slovenian and the well-travelled veteran consistently proving their class over their last couple of seasons, in possessing a second nature for firing home chances.
Taremi's career record vs Sesko's
Stat
Games played
Goals scored
Assists
Top goalscorer accolades
Sourced by Transfermarkt
Of course, Taremi also has the added boost of being around for far longer than the Manchester United-linked forward.
But it's undeniable, when looking at the table above, to suggest that the 33-year-old isn't on the same pedestal as his £74m counterpart, with his 202 goals and 101 assists from 445 career clashes even putting him on a level above the growing Slovenian, who has a century of strikes himself already, just from a lesser 224 career games.
21 of those goal contributions have come in the illustrious Champions League from Taremi, with his further electric 82 efforts in Liga Portugal for beloved former employers Porto, leading to Iran great Ali Daei dubbing the Bushehr-born attacker as an "incredible" asset to have in front of goal.
Further heralded as a "true leader" by the Iran international team assistant coach Rahman Rezaei, the hope will be that Taremi can transform Leeds up top ahead of the daunting task of staying up in the Premier League, much like the Red Devils are putting their faith in the equally potent Sesko to bring former glories back to Old Trafford.
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Farke would surely be more pleased with his options if Taremi were to shortly enter through the door, as both the 33-year-old and Sesko potentially prepare to go head-to-head in the goalscoring stakes for their respective Premier League outfits.