Leeds United are weighing up a move to sign free agent Cheikhou Kouyate on a short-term deal for the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign. The Championship side have been in the market for a midfielder after club captain Ethan Ampadu was ruled out for ten weeks with a left knee ligament injury and Ilia Gruev sustained a significant injury to his right knee.

Senegal midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate, 34, is one of a small number of free agents Leeds United are considering signing. (Yorkshire Evening Post) Want more transfer news? Read Friday's full gossip colum

Cheikhou Kouyate had a medical with Leeds United on Friday, and will sign a deal until the end of 2024/25, with the option of a further 12 months.

Leeds United are weighing up a possible free transfer to solve their midfield injury crisis and one name has caught the eye of supporters.

FLW outline three alternative midfield options Leeds United could look to if they opt against signing Cheikhou Kouyate.

Leeds United are considering making a move to sign free agent midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate to bolster the squad for Daniel Farke.

According to Graham Smyth of The Yorkshire Evening Post, the 49ers are now considering a Leeds move to sign Cheikhou Kouyate, who became a free agent at the end of his Nottingham Forest contract during the summer.