The top six proved to be just out of reach for Leeds United last season, but chairman Andrea Radrizzani will look to the new campaign with renewed optimism of a Play-Off finish.

No one is quite sure as to who will take over from Monk at Elland Road, despite a number of names to have been thrown up in the proverbial rumour mill.

Whoever joins Leeds will have a number of targets in mind, and will need to work hard this summer to prepare his new side for another crack at a top six finish.

Leeds fans will remain optimistic despite their side's agonising end to the season, and the appointment of a new man will further enhance the hopes of those faithful to the Whites.

With that in mind, these two players should definitely be on the wishlist of the new manager, whoever he may be.

Josh Morris

Scunthorpe attacking midfield star Josh Morris has been phenomenal at Glanford Park this season, and recorded a remarkable 19 goals and 17 assists across 44 League One appearances last year.

This remarkable return saw the Iron to a third-placed finish, before an agonising Play-Off semi-final defeat to eventual winners Millwall.

Morris is only 25, and will realise that he is more than capable of competing at a higher level.

Leeds will look to add creativity and more goals to the team to relieve Chris Wood of some of the goalscoring burden, and Morris fits the bill perfectly.

Able to play behind a front striker or out wide, Morris is equally as effective from both positions, and is extremely versatile in the process.

Combined behind Wood with Kemar Roofe, Leeds will be a dangerous force going forward next season.

Jonny Howson

It may have been said in previous Football League World posts that Howson may return to Leeds this summer, but the importance of this transfer cannot be understated.

Howson is an Elland Road hero, and bringing the midfielder back to the club would provide all of those associated with the Yorkshire side with an extremely timely boost.

Howson is a fantastic player, and enjoyed a prosperous spell with his hometown team after joining the club’s youth set up as a 9-year-old in 1997.

After 5 successful years in East Anglia with Norwich City, the time for a homecoming is imminent, and Radrizzani should do what it takes to bring one of Leeds’ favourite sons back to Elland Road.