Why Daniel Farke won't linger on transfer analysis with Leeds United's pressing priority
Daniel Farke will not spend any time analysing the club's summer transfer window, with the pressing job of turning the players they did sign into a promotion-winning squad now the priority.
Leeds United were heavily active in the summer, although much of their business was done in the final stages. After seeing Crysencio Summerville, Archie Gray, Georginio Rutter and Glen Kamara leave Elland Road for hefty pricetags, the Whites were able to rebuild their squad with a flurry of late signings.
Joe Rodon, Jayden Bogle and Joe Rothwell were on board before the season got under way, but late recruits Manor Solomon, Largie Ramazani, Ao Tanaka and Isaac Schmidt are set to play key roles as Leeds target promotion back to the Premier League. Critics may argue that United have not replaced Rutter in the No 10 role, but Farke is only focused on working with the new players and developing his side.
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And he admitted that while the recruitment teams may well take stock of the work done in the last few months, he's all about the here and now with the first team, insisting that Leeds can have a 'stronger' group once the new faces settle in.
"It's not like after the window you sit down and analyse the window because you know what has happened," Farke said ahead of Saturday's game with Burnley. "There's no time to reflect. Within the recruitment team there is time to reflect on the process.
"The proper work starts after the window to integrate the new lads. It's important Manor, Ao, Isaac, Largie get integrated. We've had many individual talks and scenes on our game shown to them so the hard work is still going on. It's good the rumours are done and we have the group right now.
"We have many young players for the first time in the Championship. It's a good basement group and if we can make sure the new lads settle in, we have a stronger group."