Leeds United interested in recruiting AC Milan forward Noah Okafor | OneFootball

Leeds United are interested in recruiting the services of AC Milan forward Noah Okafor this summer, according to The Athletic.

Leeds manager Daniel Farke still wants to bolster his attack at the Elland Road club despite closing in on a move for Dominic Calvert-Lewin after reaching an agreement in principle to sign the former Everton striker.

Okafor has also emerged as an option, but the Whites have yet to approach the Serie A club.

The 25-year-old Switzerland international could be sold as he spent the second half of last season on loan at Napoli.

The Leeds target only made four appearances for the club, but he was part of the squad that won the Serie A title.

Okafor can play as a number 9 and on both wings, and the West Yorkshire club could do with his versatility and experience.

They want to remain regulars in the Premier League after their last relegation, and they need quality players to become mainstays in the English top-flight.

A deal for Okafor could be a huge boost to their survival chances this term.

All six teams that recently got promoted to the Premier League at the end of the 2022-23 and 2023-24 Championship seasons got relegated immediately, and Leeds will be desperate not to be a part of that record.

They have added Lukas Nmecha, Lucas Perri, Lukas Bijol, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Anton Stach and Sean Longstaff to their squad so far this summer but could do with more quality additions.

Okafor fits the bill and a move to the Premier League could appeal to the former Red Bull Salzburg star.

He is a serial winner having picked up the Swiss Cup with Basel in 2018-19, four Austrian Bundesliga titles and three Austrian Cups with Salzburg.

Okafor also won the Italian Super Cup with Milan last term and Leeds could do with such a player in their dressing room.