Leeds United’s January Business Reflects Ambition and Survival Focus

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Leeds United are shaping their January window with Premier League survival firmly in mind. Targeted recruitment, careful squad trimming and improved results show a club balancing ambition with control as Daniel Farke looks to sustain momentum through the second half of the season.

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00:00Leeds United are shaping their January transfer window with a clear eye on Premier League

00:06survival and their recent business reflects both ambition and pragmatism as they push

00:12to stay in the top flight.

00:14I'm very confident that we won't have a major turnaround.

00:20So we had a big turnaround in the summer and I'm not tempted.

00:23We have done really, really well to bring six players in and to send six players out.

00:27We definitely won't extend the group.

00:30We have lost right now one player with Harry Gray from our first team or at least who is

00:36training with the first team.

00:38Of course, he was not involved in too many minutes.

00:40But one thing is for sure, we won't extend the group anyhow because I think we have a proper

00:45amount of players and we won't extend it to 30 outfield players.

00:50So for that, I don't expect that six new players will come in and six players will go out.

00:56So there is always space for one, two, perhaps three positions.

01:00But I would also rule out that we do more because for that we are way too much on a really good

01:08pass and we don't want to risk also like to stay on it because the core bones are good

01:14and the core direction is good.

01:16And for that, it won't be a major overhaul.

01:18Leeds have also sanctioned the lone departure of winger Jack Harrison, freeing up space in

01:23the squad and wages while backing younger players to step up.

01:28This balance between strengthening and trimming illustrates how the club is managing its resources

01:33within Premier League profit and sustainability rules while avoiding wholesale upheaval.

01:38And too important as a club instead of that, we back a player to come.

01:44Of course, sometimes it's a bit more difficult and takes a bit more time to convince a player.

01:49Yeah, a player of the caliber of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, for example, who has proven his class and

01:54there are many clubs around who would have liked to sign him.

01:58Of course, sometimes it lasts a bit longer and you have to invest a bit more so like to convince

02:03him. But overall, we are definitely not not a club who backs players to play for us.

02:09Anyhow, we are meanwhile also in a position where we don't have to do this.

02:13And many agents and many people would like to play for Leeds United.

02:18And yeah, we can afford meanwhile also to be a bit picky.

02:22Early reports suggested Leeds were tracking attacking reinforcements from abroad, underscoring

02:27how the club remains active in the market to improve its scoring options.

02:31A key area of focus if they are keen on keeping to climb the table.

02:38Vital results, including a 1-0 win over Fulham that lifted them eight points clear of the

02:42relegation zone, show the transfer strategy dovetailing with improved performances.

02:47His Januindo, marked by targeted additions rather than headline-grabbing outlays,

02:53encapsulates Leeds' dual goals for the second half of the season.

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