Leeds United manager Daniel Farke waves at Paraag Marathe, who smiles back at him from a circular inset.
(Credit: Imago)
Evan Shaw
Sat 23 August 2025 8:10, UK
Leeds United are still working hard to add further additions to their squad ahead of the 1 September transfer deadline.
The Whites have bolstered their ranks in several areas in their return to the Premier League, with nine new faces already coming through the door so far this summer.
Noah Okafor is the latest to move to Elland Road, with the Swiss international completing his move from AC Milan earlier in the week.
Daniel Farke will have the winger at his disposal for Saturday’s trip to Arsenal, and he will be hoping that Okafor is not the final new arrival of what has been a busy window.
Noah Okafor in a Leeds United kit
Okafor could make his debut against Arsenal on Saturday. (Credit: Manh Tung, Breaking Media)
Leeds have £58m remaining in transfer budget
Okafor’s arrival has taken Leeds’ summer spending to around the £92million mark, but it is unlikely to stop there if Farke gets his way.
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The German is understood to be keen to add a new full-back to his ranks ahead of the upcoming deadline, in a move that could be about to take their list of new signings into double figures.
The West Yorkshire outfit have been well-backed by the 49ers after their promotion from the Championship last term, and the money provided by the club chiefs looks unlikely to have dried up just yet.
League Rank Club Transfer Spend
7 Sunderland £143m
9 Burnley £108m
12 Leeds £92m
13 Brentford £85m
14 Wolves £79m
Leeds’ summer spend compared to select Premier League clubs.
Football Insider reported back in May that the Whites would have around £150m to spend after sealing their long-awaited return to the top flight, and they look set to eke every last penny out of that amount in the final stages of the window.
With their recent transfer exploits now taken into account, Leeds likely have around £58m remaining from their initial budget for their summer business.
Leeds United manager Daniel Farke looking happy
Farke and Leeds still have around £58m to spend. (Credit: Imago)
Daniel Farke’s side well-placed for Premier League survival fight
Leeds showed against Everton that they are capable of mixing it with Premier League sides, and they will be hoping to take the promising signs shown in that victory forward into the rest of the campaign.
Farke’s men undoubtedly face a much tougher test at the Emirates Stadium, but ultimately, it is not the games against the league’s top clubs that will decide their fate.
The Whites matched up well against a team that finished safely in mid-table last time out, which provides plenty of hope that they could put daylight between themselves and the bottom three as the season goes on.
They went into the summer marginally ahead of their two newly-promoted sides, and their transfer business appears to have kept it that way as we head into the campaign.
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