Leeds United have a six-point lead over teams in the relegation zone and are growing confident of securing Premier League survival this season.
The Whites have major plans for the summer, and they are putting down ideas to ensure that they further improve the squad ahead of the 2026/27 campaign.
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Leeds are likely to be in the market for a new goalkeeper in the next transfer window, and the club are prepared to make a big move for Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney.
However, Leeds will also have a decision to make about Facundo Buonanotte, who joined the club on loan from Brighton in the winter transfer window.
Leeds boss Daniel Farke makes his stance on Facundo Buonanotte clear
The forward was poor in the win over Birmingham City in the FA Cup, and has made very little impact in the Premier League since joining the club.
He was not even in the matchday squad against Aston Villa, and Farke’s admission does not bode well if Facundo Buonanotte wants to stay at Leeds for the long term.
The Leeds boss insisted that the Argentinian is still not physically ready and stressed that the winger was brought in to improve squad depth, and not add to the starting eleven.
Farke remained non-committal about whether Leeds will sign the winger, who is likely to cost somewhere around £20m, on a permanent deal.
Speaking about Buonanotte ahead of the Aston Villa game, Farke said: “Of course, if you didn’t play much in the last month, it’s difficult to be at your very best physically. It’s also difficult regarding confidence level and rhythm of the game to be at your very best.
”Sometimes the feeling of excitement is so high, you can rarely stand up to it. We haven’t signed Facundo to improve our starting XI straight away; we signed him to improve depth in our squad.