Transfer fee and contract detail as Leeds United confirm fourth senior signing and move for fifth - YEP 6/7/22
Leeds United have signed midfielder Tyler Adams from RB Leipzig for a fee in the region of £20m.
By Graham Smyth
The Whites moved to replace Kalvin Phillips within three
days of selling him to Manchester City for £42m, plus £3m in add-ons, with a
player Jesse Marsch has worked with at two previous clubs.
Marsch first linked up with Adams, then a teenager, at New
York Red Bulls, giving him an MLS debut and later bringing him to the
Bundesliga when he was Leipzig manager.
Adams, 23, is the second United States Men’s National Team
international to arrive at Elland Road this summer after Brenden Aaronson, who
also worked with Marsch at RB Salzburg.
Leeds have handed the midfielder a five-year contract and he
is expected to operate alongside the likes of Marc Roca and Adam Forshaw in the
centre of the pitch this season.
His arrival leaves Marsch awaiting just two more senior
additions and one of those – Feyenoord’s Colombian international winger Luis
Sinisterra – is expected to be next through the door. As for a centre forward,
Leeds have long held hopes of attracting Brugge’s Charles De Ketelaere,
described as a ‘Swiss army knife’ of a striker, who could play alongside
Patrick Bamford up front. The Whites are vying with AC Milan for the Belgian’s
signature and he’s reportedly set his heart on a move to the San Siro.
It seems likely that the extent of the Whites’ spend on a
striker will be ultimately determined by the sale of Raphinha.
The Brazilian is expected back in training on Thursday and
if a deal has not been agreed with one of his suitors then Leeds anticipate him
joining their pre-season tour in Australia, on a flight that departs this
Sunday.