Leeds United are at the halfway mark in the January transfer window with no new arrivals yet made, yet Daniel Farke has been clear about what is a no-go for his team.
Transfer speculations at Leeds United have undoubtedly crowded your browser history since January 1, but Daniel Farke has provided you with one criterion to separate the wheat from the chaff. If a related athlete hasn’t kicked a ball in anger in six months, forget it.
This month is notoriously tough for acquiring senior players with experience and recent playing time without going over budget. Anyone who has been playing regularly is not available because they are clearly valuable to their current club.
“It’s more difficult [to add experienced players],” Farke added. “Sometimes some young players are allowed to go out on loan, for example, but I also got the feeling it doesn’t make sense just to bring numbers in or a young player who has not played in the last six months.”
Leeds may aspire to a higher result, but fourth place demonstrates the enormous quality and fight for the seats currently available. Farke, Nick Hammond, Angus Kinnear, and Gretar Steinsson are not looking for benchwarmers.
“It must make sense,” the manager stated. “If we do a deal, then it’s definitely not out of panic.”
If the right individuals are not available by February 2, Farke is prepared to work with what he already has in the building if necessary. The German sees the prospect of leveraging unity and togetherness to scrap without meeting any new people.
“Then we go with our squad and are even a bit tighter together and we have to prepare some things with unity and togetherness,” he went on to say. “As long as we find 11 players who are willing to represent this shirt, we’ve always a chance wherever we go and this is also how we approach this window.”
While Steinsson leads talent identification, Hammond interacts with agents, and Kinnear manages finances, all three, along with Farke, pitch in to make it a team effort. The manager is pleased with the progress made and stays quietly enthusiastic about what is to come.
“Obviously, we’re working a lot behind the scenes and our key people are doing a fantastic job, but it’s difficult to bring quality and experienced players in,” he added. “For that, yes, we have to be a bit more patient, but I’m also carefully optimistic, in the end, hopefully, we’ll also find some good solutions.”
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