LEEDS UNITED SEAL DEAL FOR GLEN KAMARA FROM RANGERS - Leedsunited.com 31/8/23
Leeds United are delighted to announce the signing of Glen Kamara from Scottish side Rangers, subject to international clearance and a work permit.
The 27-year-old midfielder joins the Whites for an
undisclosed fee, in a permanent transfer.
Kamara has penned a four-year deal at Elland Road, running
until the summer of 2027.
After being part of the Southend United youth system, the
midfielder joined Arsenal’s Academy in 2012 and went onto make his Gunners
first-team debut in October 2015 in the EFL Cup against Sheffield Wednesday.
He returned to then League One side Southend on loan and
also had a stint at Colchester United, before moving on a permanent basis,
north of the border, to join Dundee in the summer of 2017.
In his first season at Dens Park, Kamara made 46 appearances
for the Dark Blues in all competitions, whilst earning his first senior
international cap for Finland.
In January 2019, after continuing to impress with Dundee,
Kamara was snapped up by fellow Scottish Premiership side Rangers.
Over the past four-and-a-half years at Ibrox, the midfielder
would go on to feature 193 times for the Gers, scoring 11 goals.
In the 2020/21 campaign, Kamara played a key role in Rangers
winning the title for the first time in 10 years, with the club going the
season undefeated and racking up a club record 102 points and he was also named
in the PFA Scottish Premiership Team of the Year.
The following season, he helped Rangers win the Scottish Cup
and reach the UEFA Europa League final, by scoring a crucial goal in the
semi-final second leg win over RB Leipzig.
Since earning his first Finland cap, Kamara has gone on to
represent his country 52 times and featured on three occasions at UEFA Euro
2020.
He becomes Leeds United’s eighth arrival of the summer
transfer window, joining Ethan Ampadu, Sam Byram, Karl Darlow, Ilia Gruev, Joel
Piroe, Joe Rodon and Djed Spence.
The 27-year-old could not hide his excitement at becoming
the club’s eighth signing of the summer transfer window.
“It feels good, I can’t wait to get started to be honest,”
said Kamara.
“I’ve been at Glasgow Rangers for four-and-a-half years now
and I feel I just needed a change in my career and Leeds is the perfect place
to kick-start my career again.
“Last season was quite tough for me personally, but I can’t
wait to get going now, we have a great manager and fanbase here, along with
good players.
“At Rangers every game was a must-win and I know it is the
same here, so we have to go and produce in order to get back to the Premier
League.
Kamara also spoke about what the fans can expect to see from
him on the pitch.
He said: “I can play box-to-box, six or eight, it depends
and hopefully I can show everybody how good I am.
“I had a good conversation with the manager recently, I
don’t want to reveal too much, but I just have to bring it and go and show it
on the pitch.”
