Transfers are on the agenda at Leeds United this week as Jesse Marsch and Victor Orta meet to discuss targets ahead of the summer window. The head coach and director of football had a sit-down scheduled between the Southampton and Watford games to talk more about how the recruitment shortlists are looking.
The transfer window does not open until June 10 and everything rests on how the run-in goes given the results will dictate the division and thus the budget Orta has to work with. However, it is wise for the two men at the forefront of the club’s footballing operation to establish who they like, what they need and what Marsch is making of his squad after more than a month in the job.
Marsch lifted the lid on the approach he likes to take with recruitment last week, even citing the example of the much-talked-about Brenden Aaronson, who was signed for Red Bull Salzburg while he was in charge. He said: “Victor and I, we were having a scouting meeting next week (beginning April 4), because most of his scouts were out watching games during the international break.
