•  Leeds United are interested in signing AFC Bournemouth playmaker David Brooks on loan until the end of the 2023/24 season at Elland Road.
•  The Whites, along with Southampton, are competing to sign the Wales international during the 2024 winter transfer window.
•  Meanwhile, Daniel Farke’s side are considering the future of left-back Charlie Cresswell.

TalkSPORT reporter Alex Crook is speculating that Leeds United could sign AFC Bournemouth playmaker David

Brooks on a loan move that would go till the end of the 2023–2024 campaign.

Going into the second half of the season, head coach Daniel Farke would love to

add more players to his Whites team, since his team has a realistic chance of

earning promotion to the Premier League.

After losing its top-flight standing at the conclusion of the 2022–2023 season, the

Yorkshire team hopes to go closer to the Championship’s automatic promotion

berths in the upcoming weeks. Southampton, a play-off competitor and

Leeds’ opponent for promotion, have also expressed interest in Brooks, who

will be hoping to gain consistent playing time before moving up to the second tier.

Leeds and Southampton battling to sign Brooks

Heading into the winter transfer window, it felt unlikely that Leeds would be able to pull up any trees in the

market, having already spent a large chunk of their budget in the summer of

2023. The Whites welcomed nine new faces to Elland Road during the first

window of the 2023/24 season, though this was offset by the departure of 17

players following relegation from the Premier League.

One of Farke’s summer additions, Djed Spence, has already departed from Yorkshire, having been recalled from his

loan spell by Tottenham Hotspur. Meanwhile, key additions such as Joel

Piroe, Ethan Ampadu and Glen Kamara have made the desired impact on the

Leeds squad, with Farke’s side well in the Championship promotion mix.

However, Brooks has been noted by the Premier League as a possible target for the winter transfer window of 2024. The

winger may be available on loan through the end of the current campaign. Crook

revealed in December 2023 that Southampton had expressed interest in

the 26-year-old, in addition to Leeds. Throughout the course of the 2023–24

season, Brooks has made 12 appearances in the Premier League, accounting for

just 15% of the available minutes. He has one goal and one assist.

Therefore, the Wales international could seek a loan move into the second tier to

secure regular playing time and get minutes under his belt ahead of a

potentially significant 2024 summer transfer window. Brooks, also capable of

playing as an attacking midfielder, would offer Farke valuable versatility across his

front line as he looks to bolster the options in his squad ahead of the run-in.

However, journalist Nick Mashiter reported on 9th January that

Southampton were pushing to complete a deal to secure the £50,000 per-week

earner until the end of the campaign. Missing out on Brooks, described as

“fantastic” by his former head coach Gary O’Neil, would not only come as a

blow to Farke but would also boost Southampton’s promotion chances,

which would further frustrate the Elland Road outfit.