Leeds backed to complete forward signing after friend's reveal - expert

Leeds United are edging towards a move for Coventry City attacker Callum O’Hare to replace key attacking players destined for the exit door, says Paul Robinson.

Former Leeds goalkeeper Paul Robinson, speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, is well connected at Elland Road and believes Daniel Farke and the hierarchy will have an increasingly good idea of who will replace the departing star this summer.

Football Insider reported [8 June] that forwards Crysencio Summerville and Wilfried Gnonto are among those most likely to leave following the club’s failure to earn an immediate return to the Premier League.

O’Hare is available as a free agent this summer with his contract at Coventry set to expire this weekend, enabling the Whites to pick up a player for nothing who clawed back from injury to rack up nine goal contributions in just 18 starts last season.

Alan Hutton exclusively told Football Insider [19 June] that former Aston Villa teammate O’Hare, 26, who’s a friend of his, is being targeted by Leeds to directly replace Summerville, for whom the club are seeking £30m.

Leeds United hope to strike O’Hare deal

Leeds United will be hoping to land O’Hare as a free agent this summer as the former England youth international’s career at Coventry comes to an end after four years, and ex-Whites stopper Robinson says Leeds are looking at players who will not command large fees.

“Leeds are looking at players who won’t cost a lot of money at the moment, and obviously O’Hare falls into that category,” he said.

“We don’t know what will happen with players like Summerville and Gnonto yet – O’Hare doesn’t get into that side now, but does if they get sold.

“The biggest thing for Daniel Farke is to be aware and speak to the board about what they have available.

“This is nothing new – last season, Leeds will have organised a Premier League budget and a Championship budget, and Farke will have some idea of who will be there and who won’t next season.

“They’ll have areas of recruitment that they need to look at, but it’s just numbers that they won’t be sure of.

“If Summerville goes, for instance, they don’t yet know what fee they’ll receive and how much of that can be reinvested into the squad, which is why they’re currently looking at frees and low-fee signings. So, I can definitely see O’Hare signing for Leeds after Summerville is sold.”

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