A busy summer still lies ahead at\u00a0Leeds as Daniel Farke looks to improve<\/a>\u00a0several areas of the side, with the\u00a0Leeds squad<\/a>\u00a0far from ready ahead of the club\u2019s return to the\u00a0Premier League<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lukas Nmecha<\/a>,\u00a0Jaka Bijol<\/a>, Sebastiaan Bornauw<\/a>, and Gabriel Gudmundsson<\/a> have all become Leeds players in recent weeks, meaning they are making progress but more are set to follow and this week has been particularly hectic.<\/p>\n In the meantime, with vital months ahead for Farke and the recruitment team, here we have taken a look at some of the latest transfer news and the biggest headlines coming out of the club in another whirlwind week.<\/p>\n The deal was placed on hold after\u00a0Newcastle rejected a third Sean Longstaff bid<\/a>\u00a0last week but a breakthrough has been made in recent days.<\/p>\n The latest regarding the fee is that it will\u00a0now cost Leeds \u00a315 million for Longstaff<\/a>,\u00a0including add-ons. Others have stated Longstaff could be confirmed before the weekend<\/a>, with transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano confirming Longstaff\u2019s medical with Leeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Longstaff is one of seven signings Leeds will make<\/a>\u00a0in the final two months of the summer. However, some fans are calling Longstaff Leeds\u2019 best summer signing already<\/a> before it\u2019s even been completely finalised.<\/p>\n MORE LEEDS UNITED STORIES<\/p>\n Long-term Leeds target Kyle Walker-Peters heads to Turkey<\/p>\n Having reportedly tried to sign Kyle Walker-Peters<\/a> back in January, Leeds have been linked with a move for Walker-Peters<\/a> again this summer. <\/p>\n England international\u00a0Walker-Peters recently confirmed he was leaving Southampton<\/a>\u00a0with a touching message to Saints fans on Instagram. Walker-Peters is a free agent<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n Plenty of\u00a0Premier League<\/a>\u00a0clubs, including Leeds, have been linked with the Tottenham academy product. But now it seems Walker-Peters is set to join Turkish side Besiktas<\/a>, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer winning the race.<\/p>\n LUN believed Leeds should be looking into signing Anton Stach<\/a>\u00a0this summer and it\u2019s since been confirmed that Stach is valued in excess of \u00a317 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hoffenheim are telling Leeds to dig deep<\/a>\u00a0into their pockets\u00a0to sign him, amid talk that\u00a0Stach is \u201cconsidering\u201d a switch to Leeds<\/a>\u00a0this summer. However, personal terms with Stach and Leeds are now in place<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udd95 New talks took place on Wednesday between Leeds and Hoffenheim regarding a possible transfer of Anton #Stach<\/a>. Stuttgart have also registered their interest and held talks. However, the feeling at Hoffenheim is that Stach is set to join Leeds. #LUFC<\/a> <\/p>\n Hoffenheim have not yet\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/k5kKXEX182<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) July 16, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n He took part in Hoffenheim\u2019s pre-season friendly yesterday<\/a> and Leeds aren\u2019t the only interested party, with Besiktas also registering interest in Stach<\/a>. However, in spite of VfB Stuttgart interest, Leeds lead the race \u2014 per Florian Plettenberg.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n ![\"FBL-ENG-PR-NEWCASTLE-TOTTENHAM\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2169031910-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN\/AFP via Getty ImagesA timeline emerges for Leeds and Sean Longstaff<\/p>\n![\"Chelsea](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2201967892-1024x683.jpg\")
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Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey\/JAR Sport Images\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesAnton Stach\u2019s stance on a switch to Leeds with growing interest from other clubs<\/p>\n