49ers have questions to answer after what has happened with James Justin at Leeds
James Justin was the last arrival at Leeds United in the summer transfer window.
With Leeds having accumulated 11 points after just nine Premier League games, a lot of the focus is on how well their summer recruits have adapted to life at Elland Road.
Noah Okafor has been electric for Leeds, while the likes of Anton Stach and Sean Longstaff have also been crucial to their solid start to life back in the top flight.
However, while many have impressed, several others haven’t been afforded the chance to, and Justin is certainly one of them.
Leeds United paid £10m to sign James Justin
On the face of it, paying £10million to land an experienced full-back with plenty of Premier League experience is a fairly smart deal.
However, on this occasion, it wasn’t.
Since arriving at Elland Road, Justin has played just 64 minutes of Premier League football, with Jayden Bogle and Gabriel Gudmundsson both well ahead of him in the pecking order.
Now, given the fact that the 49ers bemoaned the lack of PSR room amid their struggles to sign a forward, it remains even more bizarre that they spent so much on Justin.
Whether Farke simply doesn’t fancy him, or he was signed as an emergency backup, remains to be seen, but each week is making it look like a worse and worse deal.
Leeds are going to need to recruit again in January, and they simply can’t afford to make an error even remotely similar.
Leeds are already looking in the right places
Attacking options are what Leeds need to strengthen the most in January, and after all of the latest news, it seems as though they will be.
MOT Leeds News revealed that Fabio Carvalho is a target for Leeds, having fallen down the pecking order at Brentford under Keith Andrews.
That could be a loan deal or a permanent transfer, depending on the finances involved.
Leeds have also been linked with Gonzalo Garcia from Real Madrid, as they look to address the issues they have had in front of goal.
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