Farke could get Gruev upgrade late in Leeds swoop for £23k-p/w star

Leeds United fans will be understandably relieved after Friday night's game at Sheffield Wednesday, picking up their first three league points of the season against Danny Rohl's Owls.

A 2-0 win would be secured with goals from Brenden Aaronson and Daniel James, as the Whites dominated at Hillsborough, possessing more possessions and guns in their favor than the hosts.

However, Daniel Farke and Co will be desperately trying to get more deals through the door between now and the end of the transfer window approaching, with this midfield gem still firmly on the Championship club's radar.

Leeds are still chasing a deal for the Koln player

According to the latest report from Germany's BILD, Koln midfielder Dejan Ljubicic is still keen on a late move to England, with the Austrian target set to leave Koln for pastures new at Elland Road before Friday's deadline.

It also supports a report by the Sunday Mail – as relayed by MOT Leeds News – which claims that snapping up the services of Ljubicic is now a priority, after Manor Solomon completed a medical to join on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, all seems to be going well. full steam ahead at a transfer station in West Yorkshire.

While the signings of Solomon and Ramazani on the doorstep will undoubtedly help Leeds with their depleted forward ranks, signing Ljubicic will also benefit the Whites in their midfield positions, away from relying heavily on the likes of Ilia Gruev, who could not. open development.

The Bulgarians struggled on Wednesday – due to a lack of attacking presence from the 24-year-old – and Ljubicic will give Farke's men the chance to attack from deep, alongside Ethan Ampadu's battle to make the play. dirty work instead.

What Ljubicic can offer Leeds

The seven-year-old Koln will show his obvious strengths when it comes to his attacking style against Eintracht Braunschweig last time out in the Bundesliga 2, with Ljubicic firing in two goals in the middle of the park.

The final score would have read 5-0 to Koln, with the £23k-a-week ace now likely – according to Salary Sport – to switch Germany to West Yorkshire, another giant who entered the second tier.

Unlike Gruev, who failed to register a single shot on James Beadle's goal in Leeds' win on Friday night, Ljubicic was always Koln's forward against Braunschweig, with seven shots registered in a 5-0 demolition job from the Austrian alone.

And showing his willingness to play dirty in that exciting competition of the Bundesliga 2., with three duels won, the current number seven of Koln may finally dismiss Gruev, who was also bought in Germany once after the ranking of Werder Bremen.

Of course, the former Bremen man has played for the Whites in the past – with a superb free-kick in the last campaign from the 24-year-old helping Leeds to a 4-0 semi-final win over Norwich. – but there will be concern in the air that Farke's men are not sweeping the opposition away easily, having combined all 13 attempts on Wednesday's goal.

With Joe Rothwell waiting in the wings and who can give Leeds more going forward from the middle of the park, alongside Ramazani and Solomon exciting the Elland Road fans with what they can put together at the top, joining Ljubicic feels like the next logical step for Farke and Co. will do in this intense window.

He could continue to be a better talent than Gruev in the Championship club's first team, as Leeds continue to strengthen in areas that need more depth ahead of deadline day.