“But we have players in our squad who interpret the role slightly differently and we will find the solutions.”

As Leeds close in on the signing of Switzerland international winger Noah Okafor from AC Milan, pending his medical, it seems supporters are still wondering when or if another pure centre forward will arrive at Elland Road.

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Manor Solomon continues to be linked with a return after a successful loan spell in their Championship promotion campaign with the 26-year-old now back in Tottenham training. Spurs appear open to him departing and it looks as though Leeds could be set for a cash injection to any approach for a permanent deal that may arrive.

As the big-money midfielders started to arrive at Elland Road this summer, the unglamorous but effective Ilia Gruev could have been forgiven for wondering if his time in West Yorkshire was up.

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Leeds chairman Paraag Marathe has been credited for his transfer shift that has seen almost £100m worth of players arrive at Elland Road.

Daniel Farke would love to one day be the Leeds United manager who spent a billion pounds on transfers, even if he jokes he might be well into his 60s by then. That Mikel Arteta has done so shows the scale of the task facing his team on Saturday.