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Paul Heckingbottom confirms Leeds United’s summer transfer plans are already underway

Barnsley manager Paul Heckingbottom during The Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Millwall and Barnsley at The Den on January 6, 2018 in Lon...
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Leeds United are already closing in on additions for the summer, according to Paul Heckingbottom.

Paul Heckingbottom Leeds manager gestures during the Sky Bet Championship match between Derby County and Leeds United at iPro Stadium on February 21, 2018 in Derby, England.

Paul Heckingbottom has told BBC Radio Leeds that Leeds United are already working on signings for the summer.

Leeds’ failure to mount a sustained push for promotion has awoken the Elland Road crowd to how much change needs to happen for them to become a play off contender next season.

And Heckingbottom has insisted that plans are already well underway to make Leeds more competitive next term.

“They’ll be some changes in the summer which will work really well for us,” Heckingbottom said. “We’re down the line. The focus at the minute is these games, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t work going on all the time based on signings and generating names that we want.”

Leeds Manager Paul Heckingbottom looks on prior to the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Leeds United at Villa Park on April 13, 2018 in Birmingham, England.

There are some doubts over whether Heckingbottom will remain in charge next term, as he has endured a poor spell in charge of the Whites so far.

Leeds have won just two matches under Heckingbottom’s stewardship, and they have slipped from the outskirts of the play offs down into 14th place.

Paul Heckingbottom, Manager of Leeds United looks on prior to the Sky Bet Championship match between Fulham and Leeds United at Craven Cottage on April 3, 2018 in London, England.

Leeds have already been linked with a host of new players ahead of the transfer window.

The Whites are said to be interested in the likes of Oli McBurnie, Tom Bradshaw and Andy Yiadom, with big changes expected to be made at Elland Road.