Leeds United are finally back in the Premier League after 16 years out in the cold, and they’ve wasted little time in picking up where they left off, making a number of big-money signings.

The Whites have one of the most talented managers in the world at the helm, but their promotion squad was filled with players that finished in the bottom half of the Championship before Marcelo Bielsa’s arrival, and he’s needed investment to build a team capable of competing in the Premier League.

The investment has certainly been there, but are the players they’ve brought in good enough? We’ve had a go at ranking Leeds’ signings so far…

Illan Meslier 5/5

This one scores a 5/5 because it was a signing Leeds simply had to make.

United had an option to buy the French goalkeeper for around £5m after his initial loan spell, and with seven clean sheets in his 10 Championship appearances last season, it was certainly worth rolling the dice on this one.

Whether or not he’s up to scratch in terms of being ready for the Premier League remains to be seen, but £5m already looks like a bargain for him.

Jack Harrison 5/5

Signing Jack Harrison on loan for another year instead of activating his option to buy was another clever move from Victor Orta at Leeds.

Harrison was one of United’s best players last season, crafting more assists than any other player, but he’s unproven at Premier League level, so splashing £8m on a player who may not be able to perform in the top-flight would have been a risk.

Leeds retain their option to buy next summer, but they now have a season to assess how effective Harrison will be at this level, and if he isn’t good enough, they can just send him back to Manchester City.

Robin Koch 3/5

Robin Koch would certainly score higher if he wasn’t a like-for-like replacement for Ben White.

Koch is undoubtedly a talented centre-back, he’s been capped by Germany and has been admired by some big clubs in the past 12 months, but he has massive shoes to fill after White’s incredible season in the Championship, and with the Brighton man being valued at over £30m and touted as better than John Stones, Koch will have to be a special player to eclipse what White brought to the side.

Koch won’t improve Leeds’ backline massively due to how good it already was with White at the back, but if he can bring more of the same, he will still be seen as a cracking signing.

Rodrigo 2/5

Leeds United have been crying out for a goalscorer since day one of Marcelo Bielsa’s reign.

Patrick Bamford’s xG made for nightmare-inducing reading last season, with his final goal tally sitting a stunning 18.77 behind what was expected from him.

So, signing a £27m striker seemed like a bit of a no-brainer this summer, but once again, Leeds are left with a forward who doesn’t seem to be a natural finisher, with Rodrigo scoring just four league goals last term.

Of course, Bielsa’s strikers are about work-rate and link-up play as well, and the Spaniard could excel in those areas, but Leeds aren’t going to be a dominant force in the Premier League like they were in the Championship, so chances will be rarer, and they need to be taken.

Unfortunately, the 29-year-old doesn’t look like being that man, and this could end up being quite a poor signing for the club.