Daniel Farke insists any incoming deals for Leeds United must make financial sense while still being ambitious, amid links to Chelsea's Mykhailo Mudryk. 

Leeds have already welcomed four new faces at Elland Road, with James Trafford, Tarik Muharemovic, Nico Elvedi and Harry Wilson bolstering their ranks across the pitch. 

The Whites are reportedly after a left-sided attacker before deadline day next week and also need a new back-up striker to Dominic Calvert-Lewin, a left-back and goalkeeper.

Eintracht Frankfurt shot-stopper Michael Zetterer is a top target for Leeds, while the returning Mudryk has also been considered after Chelsea confirmed he is available for a loan.

Mudryk has not played a competitive game since November 2024, when he scored for the Blues in a 2-0 Conference League victory over Heidenheim.

He received a four-year suspension after returning an "adverse finding" for the banned substance meldonium, which he appealed via the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and he was permitted to return to action in July when that ban was repealed. 

"There are always many noises around Leeds. You get the feeling every agent tries to use our name to speak about his player because Leeds is a well-known club," Farke said. 

"Sometimes you are linked with players I've not heard of – of course, I've heard of Mudryk, a really good player.

"But I won't comment about players playing for other clubs and no comment on speculation.

"We want to make sure the finances are in the right place, not just for a few months, but a few years.

"We are, of course, ambitious, and if it makes sense to do a financial deal... there is a possibility, we would like to add."

Mudryk has interest from other Premier League teams as well as clubs in Europe, one of which is Chelsea's partner club, Strasbourg.

"We've made no secret we want to make the best possible squad and that to the last second, we will stay awake," Farke added. 

"We work with limited resources because we want to work sustainably. I'm pretty happy with our business so far. We've not spent like some other clubs."

Following their opening-day win against Nottingham Forest, Leeds take on Oliver Glasner's side again at the City Ground in the EFL Cup second round on Tuesday. 

Leeds are looking to progress to the third round of the EFL Cup for the first time since the 2022-23 season, but they will be without three key players. 

Gabriel Gudmundsson and Wilfried Gnonto are still nursing their respective hamstring injuries and have not yet returned to training, while the game comes too soon for Ilia Gruev.