Overview
- Leeds managing director Robbie Evans said on Friday that he, Daniel Farke and Farke’s representatives have held productive talks for months and are aligned on pursuing a long‑term contract.
- Farke is in the final year of his current deal, so talks are urgent in purpose but being handled without the rushed deadlines that marked his 2023 signing.
- The club says it wants managerial continuity to avoid mid‑season distraction and to build on Farke’s recent results, which include promotion in 2024–25, a 14th‑place Premier League finish and an FA Cup semi‑final.
- Leeds completed a targeted summer window that added James Trafford, Tarik Muharemovic, Nico Elvedi, Melvin Bard, Harry Wilson and Jean‑Matteo Bahoya as squad reinforcements.
- Leeds sold Pascal Struijk to Brighton ahead of the end‑of‑June regulatory cut‑off, a move the club says brought them into compliance with profit‑and‑sustainability rules and eased immediate transfer pressure.