Leeds United already has a plan in place for summer transfers. However, this summer, the club will lose its CEO, Anguus Kinnear, to Everton. Additionally, Kinnear might bring along recruitment manager Gary Penrice and football advisor Nick Hammond.

At Leeds United, things are a little too up in the air right now, and their most recent plans for summer hiring don’t appear particularly solid.

Four Leeds United figures will play key roles in recruitment this summer

A number of names have left the club’s boardroom this summer, and there is currently no word on whether they will be replaced. This makes the club’s hiring procedure ambiguous. But Leeds United’s summer hiring strategy has been laid out in a new story from The Athletic. describing the person in charge of recruitment as well.

Chief strategic officer Robbie Evans, head of football operations Adam Underwood, chairman Paraag Marathe, and Farke “will be key voices when it comes to ins and outs this summer,” according to Beren Cross, who also notes that the usage of analytics will be crucial in the hiring process.

The fact that Farke is the club’s manager rather than its head coach was also reaffirmed in that report. Cross adds in his report that Farke “has the final sign-off on all transfers in and out.”

 

Jamie Carragher’s early warning to Leeds United could quickly come true

At Leeds United, there is undoubtedly a feeling of discomfort at the moment behind the scenes. If not uneasiness, then at least a sense of being unprepared, considering the recent Farke rumours and the boardroom changes, to which the club has not yet provided an official response.

Additionally, Leeds United may already lag behind their Premier League rivals ahead of the upcoming season if there is no single person at the top of the hiring process, such as a director of football.

Jamie Carragher, who recently commented about promoted teams and how they frequently struggle while established teams all share stability behind the scenes, highlighted football directors as crucial to teams’ success in the Premier League.

Despite his justification that this season’s acquisitions were crucial, Farke’s approval of all the transactions may alarm some because, at the end of the day, he is a coach and not really a recruitment guru. Leeds United currently lacks all of that.

The question of whether he can duplicate this season’s achievement in the top division is still up for debate.