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Leeds United have signed goalkeeper James Trafford from Manchester City in a club-record deal. <p>The deal is worth an initial £40m plus add-ons, surpassing the £35.5m paid for Georginio Rutter Hoffenheim in January 2023.</p><p>Trafford has joined Leeds on a five-year contract and becomes the third permanent signing of the summer at Elland Road after Harry Wilson and Tarik Muharemovic.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/TransfersSkySportsApp">Transfer Centre LIVE!</a> | <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/Leedsblogarticles">Leeds news & transfers</a> ⚪</strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/leeds-united-scores-fixtures">Leeds fixtures & scores</a> | <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/FreePLHighlightsFirst">FREE Leeds highlights</a>▶️</strong></li><li><strong>Got Sky? <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/WatchPremarticles">Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone</a>📱</strong></li><li><strong>Not got Sky? <a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink">Latest Sky Sports deals</a> or <a href="https://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports/football/premier-league?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink">stream PL games with no contract</a>📺</strong><!--ScriptorEndFragment--></li></ul><p>The 23-year-old was Leeds' top goalkeeper target heading into the summer and they hope he can bring stability to what has been a problem position at Elland Road for some time.</p><p>Trafford moves for a record fee for a British goalkeeper in a deal that makes him the fourth-most expensive goalkeeper in history.</p><p>He is behind only Kepa Arrizabalaga, who joined Chelsea for £72m from Athletic Club, Alisson, who cost Liverpool £67m from Roma, and Andre Onana, who joined Manchester United from Inter for £47.2m.</p><p>Trafford's arrival takes Leeds' spending to north of £70m in this window and is expected to leave the way for Lucas Perri to join Torino on loan with an option to buy.</p><p>Leeds are now ready to sanction the Brazilian's exit as they have enough options at goalkeeper for the time being.</p><p>Torino are waiting for Perri to recover from a small injury which kept him of their last two pre-season games before finalising the move.</p><p>There is an expectation that Leeds will bring in another goalkeeper to play as back up to Trafford.</p><h3>Trafford bids emotional farewell to City</h3><p>City re-signed Trafford last summer from Burnley and he played as the cup goalkeeper and helped his team win the Carabao Cup and FA Cup.</p><p>But he has left in search of first-team football with Gianluigi Donnarumma the preferred choice at the Etihad.</p><p>In a post on Instagram before his transfer was announced, Trafford wrote: "To everyone at Man City, it was my dream to play for the first team from when I moved away from home at 12, and it makes me so proud to have achieved that last season, whilst also winning 2 trophies in the process.</p><p>"The fans singing my name was something I dreamt of when I went to the Etihad growing up through the academy. I wish nothing but the best for the club for the future."</p><h3><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/leeds-united">Leeds' summer business</a></strong></h3><p><strong>In</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13561731/harry-wilson-to-leeds-united-wales-international-makes-elland-road-switch-after-leaving-fulham">Harry Wilson</a> - Fulham, free</p><p>Tarik Muharemovic - Sassuolo, £34m</p><p>James Trafford - £40m</p><p><strong>Out</strong></p><p>Pascal Struijk - Brighton, £18m</p><p>Karl Darlow - Manchester United, free</p><p>Illan Meslier - Arsenal, free</p><p>Harry Gray - Sheffield Wednesday, loan</p><p>Isaac Schmidt - Young Boys, undisclosed</p><p>Jack Harrison - New England Revolution, undisclosed</p><widget id="1"></widget><widget id="2"></widget>
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