Leeds Transfer Rumours

22 May 2026 01:14:13
Linked with Elliot at 25m. Tad high still. Coventry interested too.

22 May 2026 08:08:54
25 million for Elliot, in my opinion, would be good business, obviously depending on add ons etc. Before he went to Villa, he was up there with the best English players of his position, but I don't think we will go for him. Shame, really.

22 May 2026 08:46:04
In the modern market he's worth £25m all day.

22 May 2026 09:41:44
Only prob is that he's been virtually out of the game for nearly a year, and nobody really knows how good he is now. He'll have a lot of catching up to do wherever he goes.

22 May 2026 12:55:55
A full pre season will bring him right up to speed, I reckon.

22 May 2026 13:24:07
For 25 million, I'll fly over and pick him up myself.
I do like Elliot, and think he's a Leedsy-type of player, and appears to have the attitude and work rate that would make him a fit.

22 May 2026 15:01:38
If it's 25m all in, 100%. If add-ons, it depends how useful they are.

19 May 2026 16:30:29
I see we are/have "looked at?"
What happened to Ueda (Feyenord) anf Muniz (Fulham) ?
However, in the grand history of Leeds United, we all know how this will play out,
1) every man and his dog touted for every position
2) Last minute out of nowhere Billy Nobody is declared our
new recruit.


3) Mad Google scramble to find out who the heck he is!
It happens every year.

19 May 2026 18:59:13
Indeed, Leo, 99.5 % of names rumoured, proposed, suggested, "linked", clickbaited wont materialise at all.

And, there will likely, as usual, be very protracted summer-long rumours of 1 or 2 players who dont end up joining.



The good news is, there will hopefully be a couple of very good surprises that come out of nowhere, of seriously good players. . A youngish, relatively unknown Raphinha type mark 2 would be awesome!

19 May 2026 19:28:06
I pray your last sentence comes true, Baz.

21 May 2026 13:58:03
1. It's not the board creating the 'rumours', most of which are bulls***.

2. Most people had to refer to Google to find out who Tanaka, Stach, Gudmonssen, Bijol were, and all have been big hits.



3. For those transfers we had heard of, many fans were critical of DCL, Bogle, Justin, and they've all been great.

Personally, I trust this recruitment team more than any previously.

21 May 2026 15:53:43
Well said Benny!

22 May 2026 11:30:09
Do you live in any of the aforementioned countries, Mr Benny?

18 May 2026 11:59:01
Joe Willock still being mentioned. Only a Yr left on his contract.

18 May 2026 22:57:37
Decent player, and with current PL experience.

22 May 2026 15:27:58
Wouldn't mind Mr Joe at all.

17 May 2026 16:21:46
Rumour that German club SC Frieburg are ready to make an offer for Willy Gnonto, and that Leeds may be prepared to sell.

17 May 2026 17:27:37
Beat me to it, JR!

17 May 2026 17:55:14
Willy and Tanaka will be gone this summer.

Several others, such as Piroe.. but Dan James won't be.

17 May 2026 18:34:36
The Freiburg story has been bouncing around for days but the problem is they don't have the money to make a sensible offer. Not sure whether they've got anybody we'd want.

18 May 2026 00:09:32
If Freiburg can't afford Gnonto, I'd take their goalie as a swap.

18 May 2026 08:19:46
Noah Atabolu is well regarded and young. We'll probably need at least one new keeper for next season, with Darlow (hope he stays) , Cairns out of contract, and Perri's future at the club uncertain.

18 May 2026 10:07:54
And Mez as well. He's been out of the picture for so long. Hope he gets his career back on track - I'm sure he will. Bon chance.

18 May 2026 22:48:46
Freiburg's Croatian striker Matanovic looks promising. He's 23 yrs old, 6ft 4in tall, and so far this season has 11 goals and 2 assists from 31 games. Transfermarkt values him at €10M (£8.7M) . They also value Willy Gnonto at €18M (£15.6) , so there's a deal to be done there if they want it.

17 May 2026 09:52:08
Leeds and Brentford apparently duking it out for US midfielder Tanner Tessmann. Allegedly wanting it done before the WC. He currently plays for Lyon.

17 May 2026 20:26:56
So far this season, 29 Apps, 0 Goals, 1 Assist. Not exactly setting the world on fire. What exactly is his USP?

18 May 2026 05:28:24
And Lyon have Euro football.

18 May 2026 15:26:41
JR, he's a CDM, so cover for Ampadu.

18 May 2026 22:54:57
OK, that figures. Him coming suggests maybe someone might be going out.

15 May 2026 02:16:17
Paxio available apparently. Here we go again.

15 May 2026 07:24:17
Looks like Marseille are in financial doo doo and may have to sell, but with Liverpool and Arse reportedly interested, we may miss out again. I would NOT want to, again, spend most of the window pursuing a deal that won't happen, and miss out on more realistic options.

15 May 2026 08:36:32
I hope we ignore him out of principle now. We need to have moved on to new targets who will Want to play for us.

15 May 2026 14:07:55
I'm not particularly bothered whether we go for Paxio or not, but we did spend a little time chasing Stach, who was an on-off transfer, and eventually he came. Sometimes the chasing is worth it and pays off.

But I also feel, (same with Stach) , if they were difficult to obtain in the first place, they don't see us as the end goal, and use us as a stepping stone, and that isn't "side before self" motto.

20 May 2026 14:11:34
Tbh, if we need a rotation/backup for Gabby, a new winger (or two if some depart like I hope) , mid upgrade, and a striker. You get one or two of your main targets in, maybe the lb and mid, and you then have a bit of flexibility to go for a 'masterstroke' signing. Getting Pablo in the CH, Raphinha, or even, technically, Stach could fall into these categories.

Sure, we've missed a few, or decided against others because of attitudes (Amiri, Muniz, etc) . But sometimes, going for the marquee once some reasonable business is done, isn't an awful shout.

13 May 2026 00:46:58
Anybody in boro team better than any of our starters?
Is Hamer still worth a punt? Maybe 5 mill.
Would not take Gray or Summerville back. They’d likely be too expensive.

{Ed025's Note - Hamer will cost a lot more than £5m Aus..

13 May 2026 07:26:53
I thought Whittaker was good last year when he was at Plymouth, but not seen enough of him this year. Can't think of anyone else.

13 May 2026 08:06:19
I'd still have a punt on Hamer. Would be about 12m base price, tho I dunno his contract situation? Whittaker fluffed a couple of openings last night, reportedly, and, given he's not exactly torn up the champo, I don't reckon he's the level we need next seez. If we are to get another hitman, I want the real deal!

13 May 2026 07:46:14
Just thinking Hamer won't want champ football again Ed so they will have to sell. Don't think he will be worth the lofty 15-20 of yesteryear. Maybe 10.

{Ed025's Note - im thinking nearer £20m Aus, quite a few prem clubs are looking at him mate and im sure one will shell out that sort of money...probably Everton, after all we did pay £40m for Tyler Dibbling from Southampton ffs..

13 May 2026 10:18:49
No to all 3. Summerville & Archie too expansive.
Hamer 2 years too late.

We need better than Hamer.

13 May 2026 10:29:27
Haydn Hackney will be available. A few clubs are interested, including Leeds.

13 May 2026 12:44:23
Hackney will almost certainly move this summer. Not sure the position is a priority unless Tanaka moves on, but Hackney is a good player, would happily have him if the price is right. Whitaker is not good enough for PL, imo. Malanda might be an interesting option to strengthen CB, though imagine we'd prefer left footer.

13 May 2026 09:17:53
Fair dos Ed. At that price he is all yours

{Ed025's Note - thanks a lot Aus.. :)

13 May 2026 13:46:54
Hackney is Championship Player of the Year, and now Boro are out, he will move. There are a number who've made the jump to the PL, such as Wharton, Anderson, Olise, etc., and I think he could do the same, but he won't be cheap.

13 May 2026 20:36:45
Can't afford to feed Hamer the little fatty! Is there a reason we are scouring champo players?

14 May 2026 01:57:33
You would presume, Callum, that some of the clubs in the play offs would have some players good enough for the prem. Seems logical.

And Hackney, how did I forget him. Looks like he's got loads of potential suitors tho. Ask Mr Ayling to tell him what a good club this is, and he won't have to move too far either.

14 May 2026 12:14:46
I think the Jonny Howson connection might help a bit with Hackney. He mentored him. Hackney is a Boro boy and settled in the region, I'd suggest Sunderland, Leeds and Newcastle would hold an advantage from a player perspective if there was genuine interest from any.

15 May 2026 01:01:39
Last Boro boy we got was Jonathan Woodgate, and he didn't turn out too bad.

15 May 2026 10:18:21
Absolutely zero chance Sheff U are looking for more than about £8m for Hamer. He turns 29 next month, with only 27 Champ starts, he's not the same player as a couple of years back.

11 May 2026 12:53:48
Rumours that transfer guru Nick Hammond (who left for Everton last summer) could be returning to the club.

11 May 2026 17:53:05
Interesting!

12 May 2026 12:08:01
Very interesting!
Mebbe he's fallen out with Kinnear?

05 May 2026 16:52:21
Hidemasa Morita to Leeds!

The Japanese midfielder will join the English club on a free transfer next season, assuming they remain in the Premier League.

The midfielder traveled to England this week and attended the Leeds vs Burnley match!

This is from X and I do not know how reliable the source is.

06 May 2026 08:13:37
I've also seen this, plus another Japanese striker (whose name I yet again can't recall! 🥴) . Maybe, getting things done early this seez, and getting great value so that the wedge goes further!?

06 May 2026 08:24:33
Are they starters? Or squad fillers?

06 May 2026 11:27:03
Morita is a good player, on a free, attractive one, I suppose.
But what about his age, though? He is 31 in 4 days' time.

06 May 2026 13:04:55
How old was Pablo when he came to us, Baz?
Age is a number, if he's still fit enough. Let's hope he has a similar impact to Mr Hernandez!

06 May 2026 13:55:05
Very good point, Canada.

06 May 2026 17:26:29
I hope it is proven to be so, but don't really know him.

06 May 2026 20:50:50
Bang on, mate. While I'm not an anatomist, I do believe that the Japanese nation look after themselves, unlike us Europeans!

06 May 2026 21:14:41
I like the sound of doing business early. My only regret is that, at defensive midfield, it probably means we won't do Eric Martel, who is also set to be a defensive midfield free agent, younger and a giant. But in Farke we trust!

07 May 2026 00:17:48
He will be a Gruev replacement, I would imagine.

07 May 2026 14:01:42
Morita is very good. Think Alf is right. This is the Gruev replacement and he's much better than him. Smart business.

07 May 2026 20:12:23
Talk saying it's not happening, apparently, but who even knows when there are so many rumours.

07 May 2026 21:38:21
In good old Smyth fashion, he's taken a huge dump on this one! Means it's probably true tho!

07 May 2026 23:39:48
Gotta smile at these rumours 99% of them never materialise.