Leeds United now want to sign nine-goal attacking midfielder who is available on a free this summer

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Leeds United are reportedly readying a move for one of the Championship’s top attacking midfielders this summer.

The number 10 role is a position which will need strengthening this summer with Leeds having spent the entirety of last season without an out-and-out option in that role after the failure to sign Nadiem Amiri.

Both Georginio Rutter and Joel Piroe had spells in there over the course of the campaign, but have skillsets which are better suited to other positions.

Brenden Aaronson has been welcomed back into the fold by Daniel Farke this week but clearly more strength in depth will be required over the course of a 46-game season.

The attacking third of the field is somewhere in which could require a major overhaul this summer amid speculation over the futures of the likes of Crysencio Summerville and Willy Gnonto.

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Leeds set to battle two clubs for Callum O’Hare

Summerville, Gnonto and Rutter are just three of the players who were touted for exits swiftly after Leeds’ play-off final defeat.

Unfortunately, Leeds are not going to be able to pay the sort of fees that trio could all bring in this summer and so the free agent market is certainly somewhere in which they should be looking.

There are plenty of players in both the Premier League and Championship whose contracts are expiring this month that could represent excellent business.

Leeds have already been linked with one of them in Fulham’s Bobby De Cordova-Reid, but now according to Team Talk, they have also joined the race for Callum O’Hare.

It is said Leeds could battle both Southampton and Burnley for the attacking midfielder, who is still yet to pen a new deal at Coventry City and looks increasingly like he will leave on a free.

The report also states Leeds have been keeping tabs on O’Hare’s situation for a while and are now ready to make their move amid the uncertainty over his contract.

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Who is Leeds target Callum O’Hare?

O’Hare is regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in the Championship and after overcoming a knee injury at the start of the season, went onto score nine goals across all competitions last term.

Having progressed through the academy at Villa, O’Hare has made 182 appearances in total for Coventry, helping them to promotion from both League One and Two.

One potential hindrance to the deal could be the injury problems he has suffered with across the last two years, the most recent of which was a serious knee ligament injury.

However, the number 10 role is clearly a position Leeds need strength in depth in next season and after Brenden Aaronson’s return earlier this week, he would represent another great option.