Leeds United have the opportunity to sign some players in the January transfer window for fees next month. However, there are some free agents still available and ready to be snapped up who could be options for the Whites.
Jesse Marsch’s side have had a break from Premier League action over recent weeks and were beaten 4-3 by Tottenham Hotspur in their final game before the World Cup. Brenden Aaronson, Tyler Adams (both USA) and Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark) were in action at the tournament in Qatar and will be ready to return for their club now.
Leeds’ first game back is a trick clash against champions Manchester City at Elland Road on Wednesday 28th December. Pep Guardiola’s side are chasing down Arsenal at the top and are five points behind the Gunners right now.
Here is a look at 15 players who the Whites can land for free this winter...
Leeds’ first game back is a trick clash against champions Manchester City at Elland Road on Wednesday 28th December. Pep Guardiola’s side are chasing down Arsenal at the top and are five points behind the Gunners right now.
![Atletico Madrid released the defender last summer after his loan spell at Granada.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2022/12/15/11/GettyImages-1340122296.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. Santiago Arias
Atletico Madrid released the defender last summer after his loan spell at Granada. | Getty Images
![The former Napoli and Torino centre-back left Genoa at the end of the last campaign and remains unattached.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM5ZTY2M2IyLWY3ZmUtNGEwNS1hYjJkLTE1MzRhMTE3MGFiYjo4ZDk5YThmOC1kY2RkLTRkZDQtYmY2MS02NWJkMGRkYjgyM2Y=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. Nikola Maksimović
The former Napoli and Torino centre-back left Genoa at the end of the last campaign and remains unattached. Photo: Marco Luzzani
![The Serbia international, who has had spells at Anderlecht and Toulouse in the past, last played for Kasimpasa in Turkey.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2022/12/15/11/GettyImages-1323018643.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
9. Uros Spajic
The Serbia international, who has had spells at Anderlecht and Toulouse in the past, last played for Kasimpasa in Turkey. | Getty Images
![He was linked with Leeds a few times during his Championship days and is a free agent. Would he do it in the Premier League though?](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjY5MWE2NzU2LTgxMDctNGYwNy1hYWNkLWMwYzNiNzYzY2I0ZDoyMDU3NzNlZi02MzVhLTQ2NzItODM1Ny05MzRkMTFlNzFjZjI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
10. Matej Vydra
He was linked with Leeds a few times during his Championship days and is a free agent. Would he do it in the Premier League though? Photo: GLYN KIRK
![The 31-year-old spent the past seven years at Napoli and played 215 games before leaving.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjIwZDEzMTFiLWU4YzItNGMzMi1hZTc4LTBkOTQwMGM2OTAyZTo5YTUxMzU2My1hODBkLTQwNGYtOTlhNy0zMTQyNDU5Y2YzYTc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
11. Faouzi Ghoulam
The 31-year-old spent the past seven years at Napoli and played 215 games before leaving. Photo: Gabriele Maltinti
![The former Whites man remains in the hunt for a new home after departing Watford and was linked with Wigan Athletic.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2022/12/05/14/GettyImages-1351884782.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
12. Danny Rose
The former Whites man remains in the hunt for a new home after departing Watford and was linked with Wigan Athletic. | Getty Images