This January transfer window hasn’t been very successful for Leeds United. With so many names linked to them, it’s obvious that they want to recruit some new players, although the most of them appear to be relocating to another part of Europe.
Over the weekend, Daniel Farke’s team returned to winning ways. Leeds United recorded their first league victory of 2025 with a 3-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday, moving them back to the top of the Championship standings.
It was a rather easy victory over a formidable Owls team. However, Farke and the supporters are aware that the second half of the season will be very difficult and that new players will probably make the difference between the teams vying for promotion.
Tom Cannon is currently expected to join Sheffield United, while Enzo Le Fee has joined Sunderland and Burnley is also interested in making a move. However, Leeds doesn’t make any moves in the transfer market.
As other teams enter the race and make more significant deals than Leeds, the increasing number of players being linked to a move to Leeds United soon fades.
The race to recruit Mergim Berisha, a target for Leeds United, intensifies
Mergim Berisha is one player who may be among those who are linked to a move to Elland Road but ultimately end up moving elsewhere. Berisha, a former German international, has been given permission to depart Hoffenheim in January.
Leeds’ pursuit of the 26-year-old striker, who is valued at £5.6 million, may come to an end if Augsburg decides to re-sign Berisha during the January transfer window, according to recent reports.
However, there’s more bad news now. According to the German publication Kicker, Union Berlin is the likely Bundesliga team interested in acquiring Berisha.
Mergim Berisha might be the next Leeds striker to leave the team.
Berisha wouldn’t be the first to relocate if he were to strike a contract to do so during this January window.
It was announced earlier in January that Atlanta United had reached an agreement to sign 49ers target Emmanuel Latte Lath.
Given the connections, it appears that Farke wants to add a striker, even if he has stated that he is content with Joel Piroe and Mateo Joseph as his only viable options at the moment.
On Wednesday, Leeds United will play their first Championship match against Farke’s old team, Norwich City, with a 7:45 p.m. kickoff.
