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By Kyle Newbould Another key Leeds United squad member has put pen to paper on a new contract. Leeds United full-back Jayden Bogle has signed a new four-year contract with the club. Bogle becomes the second Leeds player inside 24 hours to pen fresh terms, with Joe Rodon also putting pen to paper on a four-year deal on Wednesday evening. The pair will continue to play alongside one another at Elland Road until 2030. Leeds signed Bogle for £5million from Sheffield United in 2024 and the defender made an instant impact with 44 league appearances for Daniel Farke’s 100-point, title-winning side. The 26-year-old registered six goals and four assists to earn a place in the Championship Team of the Season and the PFA Team of the Year. Bogle thrived with the attacking freedom of a wing-back role in the Premier League last season and proved himself a top-flight defender. Leeds say they are ‘proud’ to see the right-back extend his stay at the club in another boost ahead of Saturday’s t...

By Kyle Newbould Joe Rodon’s decision to sign a new contract with Leeds United was a ‘no-brainer’ with the defender as happy as he’s ever been during his career. Rodon put pen to paper on a new four-year deal on Wednesday to keep him at Elland Road until 2030. The centre-back has been virtually ever-present in Daniel Farke’s side since first arriving in 2023, initially on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. After 46 Championship and play-off appearances in that debut campaign Leeds committed to spending £10million to get Rodon in permanently. He started all 46 league games during the Whites’ 2024/25 title triumph and featured in 35 of 38 Premier League fixtures last season. Rodon has missed just six league games across three years at Leeds, cementing himself as a favourite not only of Farke’s but of every Whites fan. Last week, the 28-year-old was named as one of four vice-captains to deputise for club skipper Ethan Ampadu. “I am delighted,” Rodon told LUTV after signing his contrac...

Experienced international defender joins the club. Leeds United are delighted to announce the signing of Swiss international Nico Elvedi who joins the club in a permanent deal from Borussia Mönchengladbach. The defender becomes our fourth new addition of the summer window and brings a wealth of experience to Daniel Farke’s squad. Coming through the youth ranks of hometown side FC Zürich, the centre-half made his senior debut in a 2014 meeting with Lausanne-Sport. After 26 appearances for the club, Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach came calling for the then-teenager's signature, securing the services of the defender prior to the 2015/16 season. In his debut campaign at Borussia-Park, Nico featured 21 times in the German top-flight and made two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, gaining vital top-level experience at a young age.   That began a glittering service to the North Rhine-Westphalia club that spanned over a decade, in which time he made 364 appearan...

Bornauw has joined Bundesliga side Hamburg SV James Smailes Head of All Out Rugby League and Yorkshire sport at Reach plc Leeds United have confirmed the long-expected departure of Sebastiaan Bornauw, with the defender having signed a deal at German Bundesliga side Hamburg SV. The 27-year-old will join Hamburg on a year's loan deal, with the possibility he could return to Leeds next season. The defender, who only arrived at Elland Road last summer for a fee in the region of £5million, started just five Premier League games last season as he struggled to make his mark on the team, with a further 12 run outs as a substitute. The majority of those appearances came out of necessity due to injuries to defensive teammates, and there had been an expectation since the start of summer that the player would be allowed to leave. LeedsLive understands Hamburg have an option to buy, but there is no obligation to buy as part of the loan deal, meaning he is, at present at least, due to ...

Joel Piroe has left Elland Road on loan but may well have played his final game for Leeds United Isaac Johnson Leeds United reporter Joel Piroe has joined West Ham United on a season-long loan in a deal that contains an obligatory purchase clause should the Hammers earn promotion from the Championship. This fee figure is undisclosed but it is understood that, combined with loan fees, it is more than the £10million fee Leeds United paid Swansea City in 2023. Piroe therefore could have played his final game for the Whites. The striker had initially wished to stay at United but just 15 minutes across the last four friendlies made it clear where he sat in Daniel Farke’s plans. Ultimately, his agent, Theo Roebbers, released a statement to The Athletic in which he said Leeds “need never call me again” if a summer exit was not sealed. West Ham will be required to stump up a fee into the double-figure millions if they do seal promotion as expected. Piroe’s current contract expires ne...

More than enough Written by: Rob Conlon First it was Jaka Bijol, meeting Brenden Aaronson’s volley into the ground with an ungainly leap into the air and an even more ungainly overhead kick that bounced into the defender next to him and drew a chuckle from Bryn Law and Tony Dorigo in LUTV commentary. “Jaka Bijol, I love his ambition,” said Dorigo. “But a centre-half bicycle kick, I’m not sure I’ve seen too many of them before.” Step forward, Tarik Muharemovic, only a couple of minutes later, reacting quickest to Ethan Ampadu’s long throw that dropped into Dominic Calvert-Lewin and popped back into the air, proving to Dorigo that it really can be done even if it never makes much sense. In the words of Bryn Law, “That is ridiculous!” Muharemovic seemed to agree with the absurdity. “I mean, I don’t even know,” he told LUTV afterwards. “I just jumped, I tried and thank God it went where it went.” But James Justin has already been there and done that. Four months ago his acrobatics ...