Leeds United were relegated from the Premier League after finishing 19th in the 2022/23 season. However, they bounced back in style as they finished third in the EFL Championship in 2023/24, however, they lost 1-0 to Southampton in the Playoff Final, thus missing out on Premier League qualification for the 2024/25 season as they will continue in the second tier.
Daniel Farke’s men made a positive and dominant start to the campaign back in August 2023 as they suffered just three defeats in the first two months. The good form carried over into the new year as Leeds United were unbeaten for nearly the whole of January and February. However, a disappointing end to the season saw them slip out of the top two.
They had a decent run in the FA Cup as they made it to Round 5 but fell to Chelsea after an entertaining game. The EFL Cup brought along with it much pain as Leeds were dumped out after a penalty shoot-out defeat against lower division side Salford City.
The club’s goal for next season will be achieving promotion to the Premier League and the board will have to do their best to assemble a squad suitable to pull this off.
Having invested heavily in constructing a new-look squad ahead of the 2021/22 and 2022/23 campaigns, Leeds United have adopted a more conservative strategy of late. They used to pay big money to sign highly-rated players that became starters in the current team.
However, the last couple of windows have seen Leeds sign fringe players from bigger clubs as they look for squad players. Having a starting XI of talented players is one thing, but Leeds United understand the importance of having good backups so the level does not drop as much.
Now, with Premier League promotion their main priority, they will look to build a squad that can stay up if and when they get promoted.