Leeds United’s lack of attacking additions late in the summer window continues to loom over Elland Road and club hero Jermaine Beckford has made his preference clear for January.

The former Whites striker believes Harry Wilson is exactly the profile Daniel Farke needs and has urged Leeds to go back in for the Fulham winger after a deadline-day move collapsed.

Leeds ended the window frustrated, the recruitment team pushed for late attacking reinforcements only for talks to stall, leaving supporters concerned about goal threat and creativity across the front line.

January move is possible for Harry Wilson

Internal briefings since have hinted that January business is possible if the club can first create room in the budget.

Speaking to the Yorkshire Evening Post, he called Wilson “a fantastic football player” who would “suit Leeds down to the ground,” praising the Welsh international’s intelligence, end-product and versatility across the frontline.

Beckford said:

“I like him, I like him a lot. I think he’s a fantastic football player. He’s very intelligent.

“He’s very intelligent on and off the ball. Positional sense is great. Distribution is fantastic, his awareness, it would suit us down to the ground. That’s why we were in for him. I’d like to see him in...