Leeds Rumours 2

14 Jul 2026 11:47:50
Torino have agreed a loan for Perri for the coming season with option to buy. It won't go ahead until we sign a replacement. If we take too long over it then Torino will look elsewhere, but as things stand we need 2 GK incomings.

14 Jul 2026 12:34:43
Jeez, a transfer fee £16 million plus large salary contract wasted by our recruitment dept on Perri.

..A woeful, to at best, mediocre gk signing..

And yet, we have the exact same peeps now recruiting 2 more gks.

14 Jul 2026 13:25:48
If Perri is going with an option to buy, it's an absolute shambles and could take a large slice out of our transfer budget if we need two new keepers. It should be an obligation to buy, at least.
I'd rather keep Perri as number 2 and bring in one new recruit as our main keeper.

14 Jul 2026 13:31:23
Good points, Dune.

14 Jul 2026 14:07:39
Yep. Helluva balls up by recruitment. In the most important position. One step forwards, two steps back, and now being caught cold on Darlow having to spend big on keeper when we shouldn't have. Yippee Kay yah. Roaming roaming. 😕

14 Jul 2026 15:35:18
Poor on behalf of Leeds re Darlow. I bet they thought he wouldn't go!
Chanced their arm and Darlow took a big payday (can't blame him) . Unless you are a Leeds fan, you probably don't get the rivalry! He could be in for stick in Dublin!

14 Jul 2026 15:52:51
We gotta stop with these loans, especially the ones without an obligation.

14 Jul 2026 17:17:01
Agree, Corkey. Since the last relegation we've probably had over half a team out on loan with no obligation.

14 Jul 2026 18:57:06
And they all keep coming back no better than when they left!

14 Jul 2026 19:10:48
Dune.. Largie, though, had a good season at Valencia.

14 Jul 2026 22:13:59
Baz, Largie is probably the exception. I've made several posts where I've said that we should keep him in the squad, even if it's to give us something different and bring him on later in the game. The rest have regressed.

15 Jul 2026 13:09:20
We tried to keep Darlow and would have preferred him to stay, but wouldn't/couldn't match the offers from Man Utd or Everton.

13 Jul 2026 13:46:41
Ger of The View saying the Charles deal is done.

13 Jul 2026 21:50:50
But conflicting reports elsewhere saying Leeds' 3rd offer has yet to receive a response.

13 Jul 2026 23:14:21
Leeds United have certainly had too many elongated, endless transfer sagas over the past 4 or 5 seasons, always leading nowhere. Often involving unattainable players in CDK, Paxo, Strand Larsen, Rodrigo de Paul, etc.

Leeds never used to have these transfer sagas in the past, and we often shopped for realistic targets.

I do recall the great Tony Yeboah signing took a bit of time, but few other sagas, and even a surprise signing in Rio Ferdinand was completed quickly from the Hammers.

I hope Leeds United's recruitment team spends more time now on seemingly more attainable, and, importantly, far more useful targets than SC.

13 Jul 2026 23:29:40
Fao: BV 4, I think he is an important target myself, a player we have chased for a while, given Gruev has a year left on his contract, and Longstaff won't be happy with his time on the field last year. Could see either departing.

13 Jul 2026 23:55:06
Yes, Frogmax, but.

SC would cost £25 to £30 million of our limited budget..

No EPL teams were in for Longstaff last season, and certainly not at £15 million we paid, so cant see him leaving.

Gruev could possibly go on a free or a very small transfer, but better to keep him as a squad player for the final year, imo.



Leeds defo have far more pressing recruitment, imo.

1 possibly 2 gks
1 cf
1 cd
1 rb
1 lb

48 days left of summer transfer window, not long.

Aimo.

14 Jul 2026 05:59:43
Baz, I get your point, mate, but nobody in the media, and certainly nobody on here, knows what the transfer budget is.

Yes, it was rumoured to be £80m + money from sales.

I can't see the 9ers blasting £25+ on SC.
£30 on a keeper & £36m on the CB.

Around £90m, and if we believe the media, that's budget basically gone given the £80m + £18m from Pascal.



We know we also need, possibly, another CB, LB, along with a back up keeper & another striker, and a possible atm.

The math ain't mathing, as the yanks would say.

14 Jul 2026 07:24:46
Yep indeed, Dave. The math aint mathing.

14 Jul 2026 08:43:28
Don't think we need a right back.

14 Jul 2026 09:46:03
Don't think we really need a cb. We got 3 and amps.

14 Jul 2026 10:03:35
Sell a few of the deadwood, get a few bob, save on their extortionate salary, maybe we can afford some reasonably priced players.

14 Jul 2026 11:46:45
We do know what the budget is because the 9ers released it to shareholders last year. It may have changed slightly, but I think it will be there or thereabouts.

14 Jul 2026 12:36:08
Corkey, we will defo need a better defensive RB and LB. Farke very unwisely reverts back to 442.

14 Jul 2026 12:44:48
OB, hopefully sell some players, but there are issues.

Gnonto on 50% sell-on clause for his previous club.

Some peeps want DJ and Harrison sold, but few suitors, if any, for sales, esp with their very high wages and 2 or 3 more years of contract.

Perri and Largie only wanted on loan, it seems.



Longstaff, if sold, would be at a considerable loss.

Gruev, Borneau and Wober could go for small fees.

Tanaka could defo go at a good profit.

BA will likely go if no new contract is signed, but transfer fee likely no more than £8 million imo.

14 Jul 2026 15:19:03
Baz, we have JJ and Bogle. No way on earth are we buying another RB. It's probably our strongest position?

13 Jul 2026 13:39:03
Jason Steele being looked at (and spoken about) as the Darlow replacement.

13 Jul 2026 16:53:31
Excellent keeper, not the tallest but incredibly consistent, and even today, apart from Eric Steele (no relation) , Brighton's most popular keeper with the supporters.

13 Jul 2026 18:11:03
Isn't he getting on though?

13 Jul 2026 18:52:45
Keepers last a long time. They might lose a bit in reflexes, but they compensate with experience. I don't have a problem with keepers well into their 30's.

13 Jul 2026 21:11:05
He's 35, certainly not too old, but I would be amazed if Brighton let him go.

13 Jul 2026 22:35:39
35 yrs old and only a year left on his contract, so they could be tempted to cash in or get nowt next year. Transfermarkt rate him as only £500K.

13 Jul 2026 23:23:53
Think this may have started as a 'joke' on WACCOE.

14 Jul 2026 01:22:17
A joke on WACCOE, well who'd have thought it. 🤣😂🤣

13 Jul 2026 09:47:20
22 yo 6"6 goalkeeper Kayne van Oevelen linked to us - currently with Eredivisie side FC Volendam.

13 Jul 2026 11:50:22
Looks OK as a No2 but unlikely as No1.

13 Jul 2026 13:56:27
Available for around £1.7m.

13 Jul 2026 17:38:02
Appears Valencia have agreed personal terms with the player. Time to get moving?

12 Jul 2026 22:05:29
Apparently we are in talks with Solet of Udinese.

Contract talks underway would cost around €15m.

Francesco Guerrieri on X.

13 Jul 2026 11:10:10
Never seen him pay, but I've heard that he's unbelievable.

13 Jul 2026 15:09:17
He's a right footer, but apparently has experience playing on the left side of the defence.

12 Jul 2026 21:47:43
Leeds United have strong interest in USMNT midfielder Yunus Musah.

📌 Daniel Farke sees him as a key reinforcement for next season; Leeds had planned to scout him during the World Cup.

Ekrem Konur.

13 Jul 2026 09:32:18
But Amorin allegedly wants to have a look at him before he makes any transfer decisions, so it may be one for later on in the window, which isn't ideal.

13 Jul 2026 09:44:58
Not ideal, but plenty of later deals take place. Unfortunately, that's the way of transfer windows.

11 Jul 2026 21:19:26
The Shea Charles rumours are not going away and other clubs (if they are interested) are not making any progress on signing him. It's either total hype or there is a commitment to reach an agreement with Southampton.

12 Jul 2026 06:24:29
He's reportedly told Saints that he wants to come to us.

12 Jul 2026 09:24:08
Jeez, the.SC saga needs to end for us.

Not sure he is genuinely wanted by any other club, especially at the transfer fee Saints are touting.

Move on, better out there for far less dosh.

12 Jul 2026 11:23:18
Saints and his agent are trying to drive up the price by suggesting interest elsewhere. Think we should park it and concentrate on more important positions to fill:
GK (2)
LWB
LCB
AM
Striker.

12 Jul 2026 13:01:29
Yep. Move on. Put 15 on table. No more. He ain't playing for them next season. That's for sure.

11 Jul 2026 19:15:09
Leeds United also enter the race to sign Tarek Muharemović as new centre back from Sassuolo.

Fabrizio.

11 Jul 2026 19:35:28
Won't be easy, Juventus have a 50% sell on clause!

11 Jul 2026 21:09:35
He's left footed, which is good. The two Union Berlin CBs were available on frees, but the left-footed (Trulli?) has gone to Saudi, and Doeckhi is right-footed. He was their second-highest scorer last season.

12 Jul 2026 19:34:55
It's Diego Leite, not Trulli (it's an age thing) , and it appears he's having second thoughts about going to Saudi. He was linked with us earlier in the window.

12 Jul 2026 21:30:29
More from Fab:

#LUFC presented a verbal contract proposal to the defender, and is pushing to close the deal next week.

Leeds are confident to get it done. 2 more clubs are involved - talks to follow with Sassuolo.

13 Jul 2026 17:39:56
If reports are right, the asking price is north of £30m. Not sure we'd stretch to that.

13 Jul 2026 20:28:12
Correct, it's EUR40m, but apparently we are willing to pay it as we see a great player, only 23, and good resell potential.

11 Jul 2026 12:11:20
Linked to Ruben Vargas, Swiss right footed LW at Sevilla. Was available in January for under ten million and we were sniffing. Step up from Okafor.

11 Jul 2026 14:10:06
Who says he's a step up from Okafor? By my observation of him, I'd rate him as good but no better.

11 Jul 2026 14:14:52
Prefer large.

11 Jul 2026 14:57:03
Love Okafor, but always injured or not able to complete 90mins. Vargas is really steady and reliable, but feel we have other priorities first.

11 Jul 2026 15:33:54
Aus,
..Issue is, will Farke give Largie a chance at Leeds United.

11 Jul 2026 21:13:16
I hope he does, because he did well in the Championship and I think he can do the same in the Premier League. He's never going to be the best defender in the league, but he does offer something going forward and would add something as a squad player.

11 Jul 2026 21:19:47
Fully agree, Dune.

12 Jul 2026 14:22:28
1000% Dune.