Uwe Rosler hopeful of extending Will Buckley's loan deal at Leeds United

Leeds United manager Uwe Rosler admits he is keen to extend Will Buckley's loan period until the end of the season.

The winger is set to join the Championship side in an emergency deal next week after impressing during a trial period at Elland Road.

But the 25-year-old, who signed for Sunderland from Brighton in a £2.5m move last summer, is scheduled to return to Wearside at the start of next year.

Rosler has been a keen admirer of Buckley for some time and almost signed the former Watford winger during the recent transfer window.

Hopefully the deal can run throughout the whole season. That is our target, and it is Will's target.

Speaking ahead of Sunday's Sky Live game against Middlesbrough at the Riverside, he said: "Finally we have got him. It has been no secret that we have tried to improve in the wide areas.

"There was a lack of natural wide players in the squad. Will knows the Championship very well and is a proven Championship player of proven quality who can go straight into our team and make us better.

"That was always the aim to get that sort of player into our football club and we are very happy that we succeeded to get him on a loan deal for 93 days.

"But hopefully it could be throughout the whole season. That is our target and it is Will's target."

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