Leeds MD David Haigh has told the Sun he expects the club to be back in the Premiership in two years time.
Despite Haigh's employers and Leeds owners GFH Capital investing in just three summer signings, including £1m Luke Murphy from Crewe, Haigh set the astonishing target in an interview in today's Sun.
He said : "Our ambition is to be back in the Premier League in two years and we think that's a realistic goal, it's what we are aiming for.
"We have said we want to build a sustainable future for Leeds and bring the last sleeping giant in English football out of its slumber.
"There's so much untapped energy at this club. I have been at Leeds when there has been 9,000 fans there and when it's been full to the brim.
"The atmosphere can be supercharged.
"We will need that in pursuit of our goals and we don't think it's unreasonable for us to aim for the Premier League in two years' time."
Maybe Haigh is actually being slightly realistic? after all he seems to accept that Leeds will not be amongst the front-runners this coming season. Leeds appear to have reached a stalemate on the incoming transfer-market with Brian McDermott trying to move players out before attempting to bring in new players including what he describes as his "long term target".
However given GFH capital have kept a tight hand on the purse strings since taking over, there will be those who feel that Haigh's prediction is optimistic to say the least and they are relying on McDermott to pull off another miracle akin to his magnificent achievements at Reading.