Leeds United could be set for an exciting transfer window this summer as news emerges from Thorp Arch about the club's plans.

What's the story?

With the Premier League season now in its closing stages, all eyes will now slowly be turning towards the start of the transfer window, and Marcelo Bielsa will no doubt be very keen to get the ball rolling with new signings as soon as possible.

According to Football Insider, a Leeds source has revealed "that the club are finalising a shortlist of forward targets capable of slotting into the first team next season".

The report added that "the profile Marcelo Bielsa is looking for is a versatile forward in the 18-23 age bracket who can play out wide and down the middle, is quick and has an eye for goal."

Bielsa will be buzzing

Make no mistake about it, the news that Victor Orta and co are in the process of "finalising" a shortlist of striker targets should be music to the ears of Bielsa, who has had to heavily rely upon Patrick Bamford for the bulk of Leeds' goals this season.

The burden on the English striker has been immense, and he has started every single one of the Whites' Premier League games - the toll that takes on a player both physically and mentally is huge and must be exhausting.

While he has handled that pressure pretty well - he's bagged 15 goals in the league alone - there's no questioning that he could do with someone to just lighten the load.

It's exactly why bringing in a new, younger and quicker striker who can provide Bamford with much-needed competition and be rotated with him is necessary for the club to go forward.

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Given how the likes of the 24-year-old Raphinha has settled in at Elland Road (he was 23 when he first signed for the club last summer), news that the club are once again targeting that age range is exciting.

This latest transfer update will surely have Bielsa buzzing.

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