Leeds 'set sights' on deal for 'top-class' Will Lankshear - transfer expert

Leeds join Newcastle and other Premier League clubs monitoring Middlesbrough striker Lankshear, who has scored 15 goals in 16 Championship games this season.

Leeds United have joined the race to sign Middlesbrough striker Will Lankshear in January, according to transfer expert Mick Brown. The 21-year-old has impressed since his summer move from Tottenham, scoring 15 goals in 16 Championship appearances and attracting interest from multiple Premier League clubs including Newcastle.

Former Manchester United chief scout Brown told Football Insider that Lankshear is a "top-class striker" who would suit Leeds manager Daniel Farke's ambitions to sign a new centre-forward. "He's a penalty box striker, somebody who gets on the end of moves and scores goals," Brown said, adding that there has even been talk of an England call-up.

Middlesbrough are extremely reluctant to sell Lankshear and a January move is seen as unlikely given his importance to their promotion push. However, Newcastle have been warned they would need to offer around £30 million to tempt the club, with his price tag reportedly tripling from the initial £10 million fee paid to Tottenham in the summer.