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Leeds United have made a strong start to the summer, bringing in three high-quality additions in Harry Wilson, Tarik Muharemovic and James Trafford.
The Whites moved quickly to get Wilson on a free transfer, beating competition from several Premier League and European clubs.
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They then spent £34m to sign Muharemovic from Sassuolo last month, with the defender having other offers available before deciding to move to Elland Road.
Leeds followed that up by breaking their transfer record to bring England goalkeeper James Trafford in from Manchester City for £45m. With that major piece of business now complete, the club’s focus has shifted towards trimming the squad and finding new homes for players who are no longer part of Daniel Farke’s plans.
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The Whites forward set to join relegation rivals
Joe Gelhardt spent last season on loan at Hull City and played a huge role in helping them to come up to the Premier League from the Championship.
Hull have been expected to sign him on a permanent deal, but recent developments suggested that he could be returning to the Championship this summer.
Birmingham City made a push to sign him, and Wrexham have identified him as one of their priority attacking targets for the ongoing window.
However, according to the Hull Daily Mail, the Tigers have stepped in and are pressing to sign him on a permanent deal in the coming days.
Hull are keen to take him back to the MKM Stadium and are now pushing to finalise a deal with Leeds to sign Gelhardt this summer.
Sergej Jakirovic, the Hull boss, has confirmed that it is only a matter of time before the forward returns to the club in the ongoing window.
He said on BBC Radio Humberside: “There is no doubt about Joe Gelhardt, because he proved everything on the pitch.
“Last season’s contribution- how many goals? 15 and seven assists.
“He loves Hull City, he wants to be here, and this is just a matter of time before we will finish the job.
“And we will finish the job.”
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