That is what Farke is mindful of - a bloated cohort. If the signing of AC Milan winger Noah Okafor comes off then his ability to lead the line could be handy and perhaps hints that in fact no more centre-forwards will be acquired.

Despite stealing a vast majority of headlines after the Everton game, Nmecha could well find he's been upgraded on if the €50m (£43m) striker does seal a switch to England shortly, on top of Joel Piroe also feeling less secure about his first-team minutes moving forward.

Lukas Nmecha’s debut-penalty goal was enough to give Leeds United all three points on their Premier League return following two seasons in the Championship.Despite dominating the first half at

Monday’s Leeds United hero Lukas Nmecha says his side showed a lot of maturity throughout their win over Everton but that the team lacked the cutting edge in the final third.

Daniel Farke's side penned Everton back from the off, with Jordan Pickford making an early save from Joel Piroe at his near post, while Pascal Struijk completely missed a header from a good position

In a thrilling encounter at Elland Road, Leeds United marked their return to the Premier League with a nail-biting victory against Everton, thanks to Lukas Nmecha's late penalty.

Leeds United have kicked off their Premier League campaign with a gritty 1-0 victory over Everton at Elland Road, thanks to a dramatic late penalty from substitute Lukas Nmecha.

Leeds United forwards Lukas Nmecha and Largie Ramazani could see their chances of starting take a hit at Elland Road.