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Leeds are edging closer to completing Matej Vydra’s £11million switch from Derby.

Leeds and new boss Marcelo Bielsa have made Vydra their top striking target and are in advanced talks with Derby for the Czech Republic forward.

Derby need to cash in on Vydra as they cut costs and manager Frank Lampard left him behind when he took his squad on a pre-season training camp to Tenerife.

Vydra, 26, has remained at Derby’s training camp to work on his fitness and the expectation is that his move to Leeds will be finalised in the next few days.

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Leeds also identified free agent Abel Hernandez as a possible target, but Bielsa has advised the club to go for Vydra.

Leeds hope Vydra, who was the Championship’s top scorer with 22 goals last season, can help fire them to the Premier League and Bielsa has been given over £20million to turn them into promotion contenders.