Leeds have settled on an £8m fee with Leicester for full-back James Justin as Daniel Farke is nearing his 10th summer acquisition.
The agreement could increase to £10m, depending on add-ons, and would push the promoted club’s expenditure in this transfer window beyond £100m.
Justin’s arrival would allow Farke to reinforce his backline after Leeds conceded five goals in Saturday’s loss to Arsenal.
The England international, whose contract at Leicester is in its final year, can play both right-back and left-back and would provide Leeds with choices in defense.
Farke has already secured one left-back, Gabriel Gudmundsson, this summer along with centre-backs Jaka Bijol and Sebastiaan Bornauw.
Goalkeeper Lucas Perri, midfielders Anton Stach and Sean Longstaff, and forwards Lukas Nmecha, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and Noah Okafor have also joined Leeds.
Leicester have begun to offload players following their relegation to the Championship, with Conor Coady, Mads Hermansen, Wilfried Ndidi, and Kasey McAteer all departing this month, generating over £40m, while there is also attention on Bilal El Khannouss. Justin started the season leading Leicester as captain but now also appears likely to exit.