Leeds United are reportedly in talks for a “quick” ex-Real Madrid player who currently picks up £50,000-a-week with his current club.
Leeds looking at more defensive signings after Bijol, Bornauw, Gudmundsson and Perri
The Whites have brought in seven new senior players this summer, with goalkeeper Lucas Perri being the latest Elland Road arrival.
Joining from Lyon, the Brazilian shot-stopper looks set to take over as first choice under Daniel Farke, who dropped Illan Meslier for the Championship title-winning run-in.
Karl Darlow and Alex Cairns are also still on the books at Yorkshire, meaning Meslier could be sold before the September 1 deadline.
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Centre-backs Jaka Bijol and Sebastiaan Bornauw and left-back Gabriel Gudmundsson have also put pen to paper on Leeds deals, signing from Udinese, Wolfsburg and Lille respectively.
Lukas Nmecha
Wolfsburg
Free
Jaka Bijol
Udinese
£15m
Gabriel Gudmundsson
Lille
£10m
Sebastiaan Bornauw
Wolfsburg
£5m
Louis Enahoro-Marcus
Liverpool
Undisclosed
Sean Longstaff
Newcastle
£12m
Anton Stach
Hoffenheim
£17.4m
Lucas Perri
Lyon
£13.9m
Further signings at the back could be on the agenda as well, providing Isaac Schmidt is wanted by Werder Bremen on a season-long loan ahead of the 2026 World Cup where he hopes to represent Switzerland.
Leeds will need to find a full-back replacement for Schmidt, and it looks as if they may have found their man.
Leeds in talks with right-back Vinicius Tobias
According to reports from Fussball Europa and journalist Andre Oechsner, Leeds are looking at a move to sign right-back Vinicius Tobias from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Signed from Brazilian side International in 2022, Tobias had a loan spell with Real Madrid and their Castilla side, making one senior appearance at the Bernabeu.
Now, Leeds are in talks with Tobias over a potential transfer to Elland Road. The Whites are aware that Shakhtar Donetsk want to receive €20m (£17.4m) plus bonuses for the “quick” full-back, who currently picks up €3m (£2.62m) a season.
That works out at £50,000-a-week, so Leeds will need to splash the cash once again if they are to secure Tobias’ signature to rival Jayden Bogle for a starting spot.
However, Leeds and Farke also know they need to strengthen their ranks in the final third, with the manager admitting that his side aren’t ready for the Premier League in attack.
“We know in the offence we are not ready for Premier League level. We’ve proven we can be ready for one game and for that I am not too concerned at the moment as it stands. We are two weeks away from the first game. I can’t guarantee that for the first game everything is really ready and we are fully equipped. We definitely have to make sure that latest after the first international break we have really a competitive squad for the Premier League. We are not anxious but fully aware we need to do something.”
Therefore, a move for Tobias shouldn’t be a priority for Leeds at this moment in time, instead focusing on attacking additions instead.