Leeds United head into their second Premier League season under Daniel Farke riding a wave of momentum and optimism few of their rivals can match.Not only did they comfortably avoid relegation after promotion, but they played like a Europa League side from December until the end of the campaign.The team lost five of their 25 league matches from December 1 onwards and were ranked the seventh-best team in the division across that time. And, at face value, the squad has been improved this summer, hence the feel-good factor going into their season opener against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.The major aim is to again avoid relegation, even if Farke’s side finished 14th last season.Three storylines to watch ahead of this seasonGeorge Edwards and Rachael TindeWhat are the expectations inside the club?Leeds surpassed all expectations, internally and externally, last season.But chairman Paraag Marathe is keenly aware of what happened five seasons ago. He was vice-chairman when the club failed to build on the ninth-place finish in 2020-21 under Marcelo Bielsa and collapsed to 17th the following campaign, only surviving relegation on the final day.The club hierarchy knows they face another big fight to remain in the top flight, but they will take confidence from this summer’s business.Who have they signed?Goalkeeper James Trafford, Tarik Muharemovic, Harry Wilson and Nico Elvedi.Trafford’s move from Manchester City for £40million plus bonuses is a club-record fee and a major statement of intent from Leeds’ 49ers Enterprises owners.James Trafford joined in a club-record deal (Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images)Muharemovic has come in for £34.1million from Sassuolo, which also represents one of the biggest fees in the club’s history. The Bosnia and Herzegovina international has been superb in pre-season and allayed early fears over Pascal Struijk’s departure.Leeds pursued Wilson on the final day of the 2025 summer window and ran out of time then, but followed up to get their man as a free agent this summer after the best season of his career with Fulham.Elvedi has joined from Borussia Monchengladbach, following The Athletic reporting that an agreement was in place for a fee in the region of between €8million (£6.84m; $9.26m) to €10million (£8.55m; $11.57m) for the centre-back.What is their transfer priority before the window closes?While the club are keen to add a forward good enough to start off the left flank or through the centre as a No 10, the priorities are arguably in adding depth. Backups are needed at goalkeeper, left-back and centre-forward.