Former Leeds United striker Noel Whelan has urged the Whites to sign both Celtic forward Odsonne Edouard and Fulham hitman Aleksander Mitrovic if they receive fresh investment and are promoted to the Premier League this season.
The Whites are top of the Championship as things stand and have a seven-point cushion above the play-offs with just nine games remaining.
Leeds promotion push has been put on hold for the time being as all EFL fixtures have been suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
With the season paused, the Whites will likely be looking ahead to the upcoming transfer window and assessing whether improvements need to be made.
Their forward line is an area they may look to add to as Patrick Bamford has scored just 13 goals this season and the jury remains out on Jean-Kevin Augustin.
With Andrea Radrizzani addressing potential investment from QSI last week, Whelan has urged his former club to go on something of a striker spending spree in the summer and suggested they target both Edouard and Mitrovic.
Speaking to Football Insider, he said: “You would hope we get new investment and the money from the Premier League.
“Then it is a case of spending money in the right areas and a goalscorer is one you are going to have to part a lot of money with, unfortunately. We need to give ourselves every opportunity.
“We need players that will make a difference. I would be looking at the Celtic striker – Edouard if we are going up. Is he available and if he is, let’s bring him in. For £30million that would be a great buy and I can see it.
“Someone like him or Mitrovic or both! But maybe that is greedy!”
Edouard has been fantastic for the Scottish club this season, grabbing 27 goals in 45 appearances for the Hoops, while Mitrovic is the Championship's top scorer with 23 goals in 34 games.
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The Verdict
Even with the QSI money, signing both Mitrovic and Edouard seems a little unrealistic but it would certainly give them an exciting forward line.
You feel that may create similar issues to those created earlier in the season due to Marcelo Bielsa's reluctance to play Eddie Nketiah and Bamford together.
However, if he could get it working, the Whites would have a truly ferocious strike partnership on their hands.