Leeds now considering signing £5m Sunderland star and “interesting” striker

Leeds United are now considering signing a £5 million Sunderland player and an “interesting” striker in the summer transfer window alongside their ongoing interest in Cameron Archer, according to a new report.

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The Whites still have 13 games left to play in this Championship season, but with a seven-point gap ahead of third place Burnley, attention is slowly turning towards next season. Leeds obviously can’t go ahead with the plans yet until it is confirmed what league they are going to be in, but once it is, they will have things in place to make their move in the transfer market.

The future of Manor Solomon has become a topic this week, with the player said to be happy at Elland Road and Leeds also happy with how his loan has gone.

The winger has scored seven goals and assisted seven in the Championship this season, and it has resulted in talk about the Whites signing him on a permanent basis. However, a Leeds reporter has revealed that Leeds are still undecided about whether to make Solomon’s move a permanent one, as several factors still need to be looked at.

As well as weighing up Solomon’s future, Leeds are also keeping an eye on Kyle Walker-Peters

, as he is set to become a free transfer at the end of the season. It looks unlikely that he will sign a new contract at Southampton.

Leeds considering signing £5m Sunderland star and Ivory Coast striker

There are now two new players joining the Whites’ transfer shortlist, as according to TEAMtalk, Leeds are interested in signing Wilson Isidor and Evann Guessand from Sunderland and Nice, respectively.

The report states that the Championship leaders will look to bring in a new striker in the summer, with Southampton’s Archer still a top target. However, even if the club signs Archer, they could still look to add a more defined number nine given the youngster can be used right across the front three.

It is reported that Isidor has been shortlisted by Leeds, as he continued his excellent campaign by netting his 12th Championship goal against the Whites on Monday night. Isidor is not the only option for Daniel Farke’s side, as they are also keeping a close eye on Guessand, who has nine Ligue 1 goals to his name this season.

Both players are very young but have proven this season that they are clinical goalscorers. Isidor joined the Black Cats on loan originally in the summer, but in the January transfer window, it was made into a permanent transfer, with Sunderland reportedly paying Zenit St. Petersburg 6 million euros (£5 million).

Meanwhile, Guessand, who has been dubbed “very interesting” by analyst Ben Mattinson, joined Nice in 2014 and in the last two seasons has become a regular in the starting XI, chipping in with goals and earning his first Ivory Coast cap.

Both players are having very productive campaigns, and Leeds need to add more firepower to their forward line, as Patrick Bamford continues to struggle with injuries, meaning Joel Piroe is heavily relied upon.

The concern would be that Isidor or Guessand haven’t played in the Premier League before, but they could be two low-key signings who give Leeds a different edge in the Premier League, should they secure promotion.