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We asked for your views on whether Manchester City's James Trafford would fit into the goalkeeping outfit at Elland Road, with Leeds United showing interest in the 23-year-old after the exits of Karl Darlow and Illan Meslier this summer.

Here are some of your thoughts:

Stephen: Trafford is an excellent goalkeeper who deserves the chance as number one. Meslier has gone to Arsenal and Darlow to Manchester United already, and Perri is apparently wanted in Italy, so we will even need another goalkeeper to challenge Trafford, who will obviously be number one. A tremendous signing, if we get it over the line.

Luke: This would be a top-tier signing for us. We have been crying out for a decent goalkeeper since Kasper Schmeichel years ago. He would make us so solid defensively and help us push for the European places.

Eric: A goalkeeper not used in the World Cup and rarely used as a second choice with his Premier League club? I cannot seem to raise any enthusiasm about this, so if we do get him then the proof of the pudding will be in the eating. Where is the proven striker that we desperately need? That is the more pressing question.

Pauk: I very much doubt we will get him. Other teams with deeper pockets will snatch him. He would be a great signing for Leeds, if we managed to pull it off.

Steven: If we are able to get the Trafford signing done, it would represent a real statement of intent and show that we really mean business. He is a quality goalkeeper and he really should be playing for a top-six side, but that's where we want to get to. Hopefully he can see this and he will play a huge part in getting us there. Let's keep everything crossed!

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In the 1980s, legendary players Allan Clarke, Eddie Gray and Billy Bremner all took charge of Leeds United.

Author and supporter Ian Hall chronicles the time in Revie's Boys when he says it was still a magical experience going to Elland Road despite the decade being a difficult one on and off the pitch.

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So, Leeds United are in talks to sign Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford, just 12 months after he returned to Etihad Stadium on a five-year deal.

The Whites are looking for a new goalkeeper following the departures of Karl Darlow and Illan Meslier this summer.

Lucas Perri and Alex Cairns still remain in the squad, but the former lost his place in the side to Darlow in the second half of last season and the latter is firmly the third-choice shot-stopper.

Trafford, who was selected for England's World Cup squad but did not feature at the tournament, made 17 appearances for Pep Guardiola's side last season as they won the Carabao Cup and FA Cup.

However, the 23-year-old's playing time was restricted by the signing of Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris St-Germain in a £26m deal.

How excited are you by the prospect of Trafford at Elland Road? Are there any other goalkeepers Leeds United should be looking at?

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The team on Don't Go To Bed Just Yet have been discussing Leeds' new signing Tarik Muharemovic.

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Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson says every game on the club's pre-season tour of the US will have its own significance as his side prepare to face Premier League opposition.

Parkinson's men face Leeds United in Tampa on Sunday, 26 July before facing Liverpool at the iconic Yankee Stadium in New York four days later.

Their final pre-season game is against Parkinson's former club Sunderland on Sunday, 2 August in Philadelphia, hometown of Wrexham co-owner Rob Mac.

Wrexham have never met Leeds United in a competitive game, with the clubs meeting only twice in pre-season matches in 1964.

"I think they've all got a special feel to it really," Parkinson said.

"It's quite amazing, really, when you think we've never met Leeds United in a competitive game. It's a brilliant club.

"Obviously going to New York to play Liverpool, an iconic stage and it's going to be something special.

"Then going to Philadelphia, a stadium we've been to before and a really good arena for football and playing against Sunderland.

"Obviously, me and Steve [Parkin] were there for a short period, but that's kind of irrelevant really.

"It's going to Rob's hometown and putting on a show for him and his family as well."

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We asked you to tell us one player you would like to move on this summer and one realistic target you want Leeds to bring in before the transfer window shuts.

Here are some of your suggestions:

David: Out - Joe Piroe, for his own sake. He is not going to play much football for Leeds. In - James Trafford. We need a top goalkeeper with experience in England. There are going to be more than one player going both ways.

Mac: Would it not be a good idea to go for John Stones? Sound defender with lots of experience and out of contract.

James: James Trafford. Keeper is absolute priority.

Steve: Lucas Perri out, Nick Pope in.

Andrew: Would love to see Leeds go all out and sign James Trafford.

Dan: Move Brenden Aaronson on, would love to see us sign Emi Buendia.

Harry Gray has more on his plate than most 17-year-olds - and he seems to be taking it all in his stride.

The Gray name is football royalty in Leeds, thanks to his great uncle Eddie. His grandfather Frank also played for Leeds - and his father Andy began his career at Elland Road.

Harry's older brother Archie was a Whites prodigy who has since moved to Tottenham for big money. Now, big things are expected of the teenage forward.

He's beloved by Leeds fans. When he joined Rotherham United on loan in January, there were many wishes of success from West Yorkshire.

Some even questioned why he wasn't being used by Leeds at the time in the Premier League rather than being sent out on loan.

It was a challenging move. The Millers struggled, suffered a cluster of injuries, changed managers and were eventually relegated. Welcome to proper football, Harry.

Yet these are the kind of experiences Leeds want him to have on loan.

Speaking to BBC Radio Sheffield at Wednesday's training camp in Budapest, Hungary, Gray admitted he had a 'welcome to League One' moment when he was elbowed by a Stockport defender seconds into his Rotherham debut.

"I enjoy it," he said. "It's so much better and more competitive, and something on the line every game. It's what I enjoy, a bit of pressure."

He's not a big talker but what he does say carries a maturity. You can tell he's been around the game, and people within the game, his whole life.

When asked about the big difference between academy football and the EFL, his answer focuses not on himself, but the people in the stands.

"You're playing for people that work every week to come and watch you play," he said.

"You've got to excite them and then ultimately that gives you some joy. But however many fans are watching, they're getting that (joy) as well."

There are other things about Gray that have clearly carried some thought. He says he follows Scotland rather than England. It's a contrast to his brother, he says, who is an England fan.

Gray insists he wants to focus on the here and now with Wednesday rather than future ambitions for Leeds when he returns to Elland Road next summer.

"Who knows what could happen... a year's a long time in football," Gray added. "All I care about now is getting promoted here."

Wednesday will have competition for places in attack next season. The club is keen to add a 'number nine' and a player for the wide right position.

Louie Barry has already joined from Aston Villa. The focus at the moment seems to be on forwards.

Yet successful teams often have a productive loan player in their ranks.

Gray is young - he doesn't turn 18 until October - but there is plenty of evidence on the training pitches here in Hungary, and the pedigree he has built within the Leeds United set-up, to believe he has a big future.

A year at Wednesday, getting among the goals, and possibly helping the Owls bounce back in their new era, could be the perfect launchpad for his career.

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Leeds United have confirmed defender Max Wober has left the club after mutually agreeing to terminate his contract.

The Austria international joined Leeds in 2023 from RB Salzburg and featured 19 times in his debut season across all competitions.

Wober made eight league appearances for the club in the Championship title-winning campaign of 2024-25, scoring one goal, before joining Bundesliga side Werder Bremen on loan for the 2025-26 season.

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Leeds United captain Ethan Ampadu believes new signing Harry Wilson can bring something "very special" to the team through his contributions in attacking areas.

Ampadu and Wilson are team-mates at international level for Wales and the midfielder was asked by BBC Radio Leeds about whether he helped convince the attacker to make the switch from Fulham to Elland Road.

"I don't think he needed my convincing to join," Ampadu said. "I think he knew what an amazing club this is, what a great time he can have here. I like to think my message or two might've aided him in that direction. I think whenever I've spoken to him in the past the Welsh lads on camp have spoken glowingly about Leeds.

"All the conversations he's had with the manager and club have gone in the right direction. Because I know him quite well and I know him on the pitch, I'm grateful that we've got him in.

"I think everyone saw more last year, I think maybe because he was coming to the end of his contract that gets people talking about you in a different way but his quality, his left foot, the way he works for the team, the way he works for himself, I think all Leeds fans are going to appreciate the hard work he does and the goals and assists is very special and what helps results."

Ampadu also touched on how the Leeds team will have to change this coming season after achieving their goal of staying in the Premier League.

"I think you always have to try to adapt," he said. "You always have got to lean on what worked and you've also got to adapt on what you can improve, so I think any way we can do that is going to be done.

"I think collectively as a team we want to improve no matter which way it is, that's why we have pre-season. It's one of the most demanding leagues in the world, so we know the physicality has got to be there again. We've got to try and outrun teams again and make sure we're hard to play against and then things adapt because you want to try and find ways to win."

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Now the dust has settled on the 2026 World Cup, you can officially review your Predictor results for the tournament.

If you played more than four rounds, BBC Sport has done a deep dive into your predictions, tournament performance and compared you to other players.

Don't worry, though, Predictor isn't stopping at international tournaments! Pre-season has kicked off and there are plenty of friendlies and European qualifiers to keep us occupied before the new season gets under way.

So how do you fancy your chances of correctly predicting the scores for our six selected matches every week?

BBC Sport has launched a new weekly Predictor game to cover the 2026-27 season, allowing users to pick what they think will be the result from six fixtures from across the leagues.

There will usually be a Friday deadline and the game will also feature streaks, so make sure to build it into your weekly football habits.

Lock in your first round of predictions before Friday, 24 July here

If you're wondering how to play, here are a few easy steps:

• Click on the link above to take you to the selections page.

• For every match, you either choose a winning team or select a draw - once your prediction has been submitted you won't be able to change it, so be sure to pick carefully.

• Then wait for the results to roll in to see how you have done.

• Share your results with your friends and family.

• Every consecutive round you play adds one to your streak, but if you miss a round then your streak will reset to zero.

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The Premier League's financial landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade. Since 2016 total summer transfer spending has risen from £1.16bn to a record £3.19bn in 2025 – an increase of almost 175%.

On the surface, that suggests transfer figures are continuing to accelerate. Headline fees, though, tell only part of the story.

Research by Kieran Maguire and colleagues at the University of Liverpool suggests some of the Premier League's earlier record signings represented even greater investments when measured against clubs' buying power at the time.

Using Premier League broadcasting revenues as an index, Alan Shearer's £15m move from Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle United in 1996 remains the league's biggest transfer relative to clubs' spending power. Rio Ferdinand's £29.1m move to Manchester United in 2002 and Juan Sebastian Veron's £28.1m arrival at Old Trafford in 2001 also rank above any of this summer's blockbuster deals.

The same model suggests Trevor Francis' £1m move from Birmingham City to Forest in 1979 – English football's first £1m transfer – would equate to about £173m in today's market.

That does not mean the fees paid for Morgan Rogers, Elliot Anderson and Sandro Tonali were modest. Rather, it reflects how dramatically Premier League revenues have grown, allowing clubs to spend sums that would once have been unimaginable.

When Jack Grealish became Britain's first £100m footballer when joining City from Villa in 2021, the transfer marked another turning point in the evolution of the market.

Only five years later, nine-figure deals are no longer viewed as extraordinary. They have become a familiar feature of Premier League transfer windows.

The next milestone may not be far away.

While no Premier League club has yet paid £200m for a player, football's financial ceiling continues to rise and the first transfer of that magnitude no longer feels beyond the realms of possibility.

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Leeds United's latest recruits Harry Wilson and Terik Muharemovic have been included in the squad for the pre-season tour of the United States.

Muharemovic was part of the Bosnia-Herzegovina side at the World Cup and the Whites say players involved in the tournament will join up later in the tour.

The new Leeds signings are part of Daniel Farke's 30-player squad that will be playing three friendlies, against Wrexham in Tampa, Sunderland in New Jersey and Liverpool in Chicago.

Switzerland international Noah Okafor has been given an extended break after reaching the World Cup quarter-finals with his nation.

The full list:

Alex Cairns, Alfie Cresswell, Anton Stach, Ao Tanaka, Brenden Aaronson, Callum Mills, Charlie Crew, Daniel James, Darryl Ombang, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Ethan Ampadu, Freddie Lane, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Harry Wilson, Ilia Gruev, Jaka Bijol, James Justin, Jayden Bogle, Jayden Lienou, Joe Rodon, Joel Piroe, Lucas Perri, Lukas Nmecha, Oliver Pickles, Rhys Chadwick, Rory Mahady, Sean Longstaff, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Tarik Muharemovic and Wilfried Gnonto.

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Jayden Lienou has signed a new three-year deal with Leeds United.

The 18-year-old joined Leeds United from Manchester City's last summer and made 26 U21 appearances for the Whites.

Defender Lienou has featured on Leeds' bench against Premier League sides Tottenham and Brighton.

Lienou is capped by Wales at Under-19 level and appeared on the bench for Wales' friendly fixture against Ghana.

With the 2026 World Cup done and dusted, the return of club football is back on everyone's minds.

Pre-season preparations are under way and we want you to have a think about Leeds United's squad.

Tell us one player you would like to move on this summer and one realistic target you want the Whites to bring in before the transfer window shuts.

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BBC Radio Leeds' Adam Pope believes new signing Tarik Muharemovic has all the qualities to settle in and do well in the Premier League after his £34.1m move to Elland Road.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina international joins Leeds from Italian side Sassuolo after two seasons with the club.

Speaking on the Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast Pope said: "The big thing is he's Pascal's [Struijk] replacement and a left-footed centre back. One of his best qualities, I would say, is not least the fact that he's come through for a lot of money, he's very tall and his interception qualities really seem to stand out.

"There's a lot of qualities that you think could see him assimilate well into the Premier League. He's 23, had a season in Serie A with Sassuolo and had been there before on loan. He's played at a high level now at a young age.

"You must think that Leeds feel there's some resale value there down the line if required, and also, is it the first step to seeing the age come down a little bit in some areas?

"You have to think if this is a far-sighted signing but a very talented young man."

Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix added: "I don't know loads about him. He looks tall, pretty good. I agree with Popey that what is good is if you looked at a Leeds team compared to when we came up to the Premier League last time, there was a little bit of focus on Rodrigo but there was a lot of buying young potential whereas the team last year is a team that is coming into its prime/in its prime. So there does need to be a look at players in their early twenties, so it's good to have that in the building.

"A five-year contract doesn't mean it'll work out. He's got to see how he gets on in the Premier League. We're quite fortunate that we have a few players who can play there, so maybe he doesn't have to hit the ground running.

"Let's not judge him too soon."

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Only one player across the entire World Cup completed more clearances than new Leeds signing Tarik Muharemovic.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina international cleared his lines 41 times.

Only Nico Elvedi of Switzerland got rid of the ball on more occasions - 48.

The Whites may have acquired a player no shy of putting his foot or head through the ball in the name of managing danger.

Newcastle and Leeds are among the Premier League clubs weighing up a move for FC Midtjylland striker Franculino Dju, 22, with the Danish club seeking in excess of £21m for the Guinea-Bissau international. (Teamtalk), external

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Thirty-four years ago a £13m transfer caused national outrage in Italy.

When AC Milan signed Gianluigi Lentini from Torino in 1992 for a then world record fee, newspapers called the deal "obscene", while the Vatican's official newspaper described it as "an offence against the dignity of work".

Today that fee would barely register among the Premier League's biggest transfers.

This summer alone Chelsea have agreed a club record £117m deal for Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers, Manchester City paid Nottingham Forest £116m for Elliot Anderson, and Tottenham spent a club record £100m on Sandro Tonali.

These are not the only major deals. Tottenham also agreed an £85m move for West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes, Barcelona paid £69m to sign Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United, and Manchester United spent £50m on Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos.

It is the first transfer window in Premier League history to produce three £100m-plus signings - and there are still weeks to go before deadline day on 1 September.

During the 2025 summer window English top-flight clubs spent a record £3bn.

So why are transfer fees continuing to climb? Why are clubs paying record sums for players already playing in England? And why are more clubs willing to sell some of their biggest stars?

Read more here on the big spending taking place in the Premier League

Episode 217 of our Leeds United Podcast Don't Go To Bed Just Yet is available to listen to right now below or on the BBC Sounds app.

Jonny Buchan, Adam Pope and Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix discuss the latest signing at Elland Road and delve into the complexities of the transfer window.

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BBC Radio Leeds will continue to bring you live commentary of all Leeds United fixtures after agreeing a new five-year rights deal with the Elland Road club.

The new agreement will run until the end of the 2030-31 campaign and listeners will continue to enjoy commentary from Adam Pope, with analysis from the likes of former top-flight title winning defender Jon Newsome.

Leeds United Managing Director, Robbie Evans, said: "We love our supporters and have heard from them repeatedly how important it is to be able to listen to live Leeds United match commentary on local radio.

"Our relationship with BBC Radio Leeds spans decades and has never been better. We are delighted this relationship will now continue for a further five years.

"Supporters have been able to listen to many joyous moments over the past couple of years on BBC Radio Leeds, and hopefully there are more on the way soon!"

BBC Radio Leeds Sports Editor, Jonny Buchan, added: "This agreement reflects our shared commitment to bringing fans comprehensive, high-quality coverage of every home and away game, with trusted commentary and analysis at the heart of everything we do.

"We look forward to continuing to tell the story of Leeds United, celebrating the highs, sharing the big moments, and being there for supporters every step of the way."

Listeners can access commentaries on BBC Radio Leeds 92.4 FM, with some fixtures also available on digital radio and BBC Sounds throughout the UK.

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You have been giving your views on new Leeds defender Tarik Muharemovic, who has arrived at Elland Road on a five-year contract.

Here are some of your comments:

Dan: I trust the club and their recruitment, but this is a big outlay on an unproven player, especially when we're in desperate need of a goalkeeper and a striker.

Mark: If Tarik Muharemovic is Premier League quality, and better than Pascal Struijk - and at this stage it's impossible to know - then he's what we need! A goalkeeper and a decent striker are surely massive priorities now.

Darren: Don't know anything about him, but I've said many times that it's vital to sign players with Premier League experience when you're trying to establish yourself in the league. We made the mistake last time of signing cheap unknowns. It's a gamble and we're just not in a position to take gambles!

Ahmad: He has the right profile but the price is a bit steep.

John: I was gutted Struijk was sold, I really liked the 'team' identity with him. Seemed a great person and a top defender. New bloke, don't know much, but has a fair bit of positive views on abilities - plus another tall boy - so hopefully fits into the type the boss wants and offers decent footwork from the back.

Noel: Clearly we needed to replace Struijk and, although I have only seen him play at the World Cup, hopefully Leeds already had him on the scouting radar and he will fit. Now, we need to cover the losses of Karl Darlow and Illan Meslier, plus another striker! Hope we have some cash left.