Leeds want boss Farke to stay 'long-term'

Leeds United managing director Robbie Evans says the club and boss Daniel Farke are "on the same page" as they look to agree a new contract.

Farke, who guided Leeds to a 14th-placed finish in the Premier League and an FA Cup semi-final last season after winning promotion in 2024-25, is in the final year of his current deal.

The Whites have taken five points from three league games this campaign and Evans said the German had done "a fantastic job".

"As far as the contract discussions themselves, Daniel and his team and I have had really good chats for the past three months and they're all on the same page," he said.

"Unlike signing him back in 2023 or doing a deadline day deal kind of thing the time pressure is far reduced and so we have a time to get it right as far as what he wants and what we want.

"I don't feel it's taking a long time. It just means we're getting it right and also we have time to get it right and so as long as we're still operating together as a group, and we're doing great on that front, I'm not worried."

He added: "The the short answer is that he's done great, we want him to be here long-term and we're working on it."

Leeds brought in England goalkeeper James Trafford from Manchester City in a deal worth up to £45m in the summer, as well as defenders Tarik Muharemovic and Nico Elvedi and Fulham winger Harry Wilson.

They also added Nice defender Melvin Bard and Eintracht Frankfurt forward Jean-Matteo Bahoya on deadline day.

"I think last year the phrase was we had a good window and a bad deadline. I would say this summer was a good window and a good deadline," Evans said.

Netherlands international Pascal Struijk was sold to Brighton in a deal worth a reported £20m on 30 June.

The last day of June is when clubs needed to be compliant with profit and sustainability rules (PSR) to avoid charges and possible points deductions. This is now being replaced by squad-cost ratio (SCR) moving forward.

Evans said he was "thankful" the club only needed to sell one player in order to come into line with the regulations.

"I was pretty confident coming into the year we'd have to sell some guys in June. Frankly it was the FA Cup run and the minimal work in January that kept it being just one player," he said.

"Pascal's appeal to other teams was clear before the year was over and then he was debating going or not and he was helpful in deciding pretty quickly so we could decide to sell him before 30 June.

"We were prepared for that possibility all season and so we did tonnes of work on a left centre-half last year. Having that news early was helpful, but we had, like always, various contingencies for Pascal."