It’s been a busy couple of days for Leeds United in the transfer window, with Marcelo Bielsa’s squad beginning to take shape ahead of another Championship season.  

Leeds swooped for Jack Harrison and Ben White earlier in the week, Jack Clarke returned on loan from Tottenham and yesterday, the Whites secured their marquee signing in the form of Helder Costa.

With a pre-season fixture yet to be played, it is positive that Leeds’ squad is shaping up nicely and Bielsa will be glad to have bodies through the door, which wasn’t the case last summer.

However, according to Phil Hay, it seems Leeds’ business might already be done, with the former Yorkshire Evening Post journalist indicating that first-team arrivals might be minimal now.

Fans were obviously concerned given their replies, and here is a closer look at three reasons why that’s the case…

The lack of a clinical striker

Leeds’ problem last season was their inability to finish, with Patrick Bamford and Kemar Roofe both guilty of not being clinical enough towards the business end of the campaign.

Of course, without injuries Roofe would’ve probably struck 20 goals, whilst Bamford would’ve hit 15 without his setbacks. However, they weren’t short of chances and had Leeds had a Teemu Pukki in the side, they’d have gone up.

For now, it looks like Bamford and Roofe will be Bielsa’s options heading into the new season, and with Leeds’ business looking done, it doesn’t appear that a clinical figure will be arriving.

Last season’s injuries

Leeds’ injury list was crippling last season and it really hurt them at times, with Bielsa forced to turn to the club’s academy.

Right now, Leeds look like they’ll still be working with a trimmed squad, which might be Bielsa’s preference, but it is still a worry.

No more additions leaves Leeds walking a tightrope again, as injuries are inevitable.

Potential high-profile sales

 

Of course, if someone like Kalvin Phillips or Pontus Jansson was to depart, it might spark Leeds into action again and they’d look for a replacement, but, if targets aren’t on the radar, it’ll leave the Whites facing an uphill battle.

The loss of key personnel now, without adequate replacements lined up, could leave Leeds in a tough place.