Leeds United transfer news: Whites 'eyeing up' move for Championship attacker this summer

Leeds United are reportedly funny successful signing Burnley prima Zian Flemming earlier the extremity of the summertime window.

Daniel Farke's broadside are aiming precocious during this off-season trading point, however, Leeds precocious suffered a blow successful their pursuit of Julian Brandt, who is simply a escaped cause aft leaving Borussia Dortmund.

The Whites are looking for much attacking endowment to spouse Dominic Calvert-Lewin astatine the apical extremity of the pitch, with the erstwhile Everton antheral arguably unlucky to miss retired connected an England spot astatine the World Cup.

Leeds recorded their maiden win of this summer's Premier League Summer Series with a 1-0 triumph implicit Sunderland successful the United States, wherever German guardant Lukas Nmecha recovered the nett from range.

Expectation has surely risen astir Elland Road up of their 2nd run backmost successful the apical flight, with Farke's troops comfortably avoiding relegation past word with a 14th-placed finish.

Leeds 'set sights' connected Burnley's Flemming?

According to Football Insider, Leeds are focusing connected attacking targets different than Brandt currently, preparing for an eventuality successful which the erstwhile Germany planetary ends up elsewhere.

The study claims that the Whites are eyeing up a determination for Burnley attacker Flemming, who impressed massively successful the Premier League past play contempt his broadside suffering relegation to the Championship.

With the Clarets present preparing for astatine slightest 1 twelvemonth of second-tier shot successful Lancashire, it is understood that the Dutchman could beryllium disposable for a determination distant aft conscionable 2 years astatine the Turf Moor club.

As good arsenic Leeds, it is understood that newly-promoted Coventry City and Brentford are keen connected the talents of the 27-year-old, with the second perchance targeting a raid of Burnley's apical players this summer.

Keith Andrew's broadside person already completed the signing of winger Jaidon Anthony from the Clarets and could instrumentality to the negotiating array astatine Turf Moor to seal the services of Flemming.

Premier League experience

Whilst ex-Dortmund leader Brandt is an breathtaking sanction and transportation target, it is besides important that Leeds proceed to tribunal players with acquisition of performing exceptionally successful the Premier League.

After promising spells for some Millwall and Burnley successful the Championship, Flemming made the seamless measurement up to top-flight shot past season, scoring 11 goals successful conscionable 29 Premier League appearances.

At the property of 27, the Dutchman inactive has plentifulness of years astatine his highest levels if helium looks aft himself and could go 1 of the cult heroes of a aureate epoch astatine Elland Road nether caput manager Farke.