Leeds watching Championship's best striker Will Lanskhear ahead of January

Leeds are going to be keeping an eye on high-flying Middlesbrough striker Will Lankshear ahead of January, reports Mick Brown.

The Whites are having a strong campaign to this point. Having finished 14th last season, they've improved to ninth so far this term, with No.9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin netting four goals so far.

With Mateo Joseph injured and Lukas Nmecha struggling to convince at Elland Road, Leeds are being linked with more talent in the striker positiom.

Brown, speaking to Football Insider, suggests Middlesbrough man Lanskhear will be on the radar.

He said: "Will Lankshear is obviously going to have a lot of Premier League clubs looking at him.

"He's proving already he's a top-class striker, it's not like he's just come out of nowehere, he's somebody these clubs have been aware of even when he was at Tottenham.

"But now he's showing he can do it at a high level, there's even been talk of an England call-up, so maybe he is ready for the Premier League.

"Leeds, for example, will be watching him closely because everybody knows how badly they want to sign a new striker and he would tick a number of boxes for them.

"He's a certain type of striker, a penalty box striker, somebody who gets on the end of moves and scores goals rather than getting involved too much, and Leeds could do with a player like that.

"Whether or not he'll be allowed to leave in January, there could be offers to tempt him away, because why not? Why not test their resolve?

"Leeds should be one of those clubs interested, but obviously they won't be the only one, so it's going to be something to keep an eye on."

Will Lanskhear in line for big things

Lankshear's 13 goals in this season's Championship make him the most prolific striker in the division, and they've come in just 13 games.

The former Tottenham man has been touted for England honours, and there's a suggestion that he could soon make a big move, with Spurs themselves potentially eyeing him.

Indeed, the north London club have matching rights on Lankshear, though they didn't insert a buyback clause for the 21-year-old.

Striker coach Scott Chickleday, who's worked with the forward for a couple of years, has said: “Sometimes you come out of the session and you are like, this one is special. You just get that feeling.

“It is his mentality. He wants to be the best. He wants to be the No 1 striker in England. And then obviously he wants to be the No 1 in the world too. And I really would not be surprised in two years’ time if he is Harry Kane’s replacement.

“I do not want to talk about moves at the minute because Middlesbrough will probably kill me. He has only been there five minutes. But I think he is two moves away from being a £100m striker if he keeps developing and doing well – and I think he will.”