Leeds United have completed their transfer business for the summer with the deadline day signing of Pierre-Michel Lasogga, according to a reliable journalist.
Yorkshire Evening Post correspondent Lee Sobot reported on his personal Twitter account midway through Thursday afternoon that Leeds will not be signing any more players in this window.
Sobot also claimed that he does not envisage any more players to be leaving Elland Road ahead of the 11pm transfer cut-off.
Expecting that to be it for Deadline Day at #lufc. No outgoings envisaged. Cibicki (4-year-deal) and Lasogga (season loan) both in by 3.20pm
— Lee Sobot (@LeeSobotYEP) August 31, 2017
Leeds have signed 16 players in a remarkable overhaul of the squad that finished seventh under Garry Monk last season.
They wrapped up their business on deadline day with the permanent signing of forward Pawel Cibicki on a four-year contract and the capture of striker Pierre-Michel Lasogga on a season-long loan from Hamburg.
Leeds’ other headline signings included playmaker Samuel Saiz, winger Ezgjan Alioski and versatile former Newcastle player Vurnon Anita.
OPINION
It has been a dizzying overhaul from Leeds this summer, with the 16 new signings remarkably including four orthodox forwards. But, the club’s promotion hopes will ultimately depend upon whether they can adequately replace the goals of last season’s Championship top score Chris Wood. Lasogga has been handed the number nine shirt, which suggests he will be handed the spearhead role and the chance to be the main man. If he is as good as his record suggests, Leeds should have a genuine sniff at challenging for a long-awaited return to the Premier League.