Leeds United complete loan deal for Manor Solomon — Leedsunited.com 27/8/24

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Forward arrives at Elland Road.

Leeds United are pleased to announce the arrival of Manor Solomon from Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.

The 25-year-old moves to Elland Road from North London, joining the Whites on a season-long loan deal.

Beating off competition from a number of top-flight sides across Europe for his signature, the deliberate strategy of remaining patient in the transfer window has paid dividends, with the club able to act quickly to secure the services of a player who only became available in recent days.

Starting his professional career in his country of birth, with Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Petah Tikva, Solomon was snapped up by Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk in January 2019.

A tricky attacker who can play through the middle or on the wing, he enjoyed great success with the Ukrainian outfit domestically, helping the club win the Ukrainian Premier League twice, along with the Ukrainian Cup and Ukrainian Super Cup.

He also featured in the UEFA Champions League across his three seasons with Shakhtar, making 16 appearances in total in the competition. He found the net with strikes against Atalanta BC and Manchester City, whilst famously scored at home and away against Real Madrid in the 2020/21 campaign, in which Donetsk completed a group stage double over the Spanish giants.

In July 2022, Solomon moved to Premier League side Fulham on a season-long loan deal from Shakhtar, making his debut in England’s top-flight a month later against Liverpool.

His first goal for the Cottagers came in a two-nil victory over Nottingham Forest, which started a run where he would go on to score in four successive Premier League matches.

The forward is no stranger to Leeds United supporters, having starred for the hosts at Craven Cottage in a two-nil Emirates FA Cup fifth round win, in February 2023, in which Solomon found the back of the net with a sublime finish.

Following a first successful campaign in English football, Solomon joined Tottenham Hotspur on a five-year deal in July of last year.

After making a promising start in North London, featuring in five of Spurs’ opening seven matches, in which they went unbeaten in the Premier League, Solomon sadly saw his season ended by injury at the end of September.

He returned to action for Spurs in pre-season earlier this summer, playing a part in their wins against Heart of Midlothian, Queens Park Rangers and Vissel Kobe.

On the international stage, Solomon has also been capped 37 times by Israel, scoring on seven occasions.

He now moves to Elland Road, becoming the club’s sixth signing of the summer transfer window.

Chatting exclusively to LUTV, Solomon gave his thoughts on joining the Whites.

He said: “I am really happy to be here. I've heard a lot about the club, about its fans, about the heritage, the history. I know it's a massive club in England and I'm looking forward to seeing the fans and to meet them all.

“As soon as the interest from Leeds came, I started to look for the players, for the coach and I've spoken with the manager and he explained to me about the style of playing, about the players that there are in Leeds. I know there is a group of great lads, young people with great desire, with great techniques and I'm looking forward to playing with them and to help them in the best way I can. I just want to get going.”

Solomon has honours to his name, having won the Ukrainian Premier League three times, the Ukrainian Cup and the Ukrainian Super Cup. After injury curtailed the 2023/24 campaign, he’s now looking forward to getting back out onto the pitch.

“Obviously I had a really tough season last season,” Manor told LUTV. “I had an injury that happened in the beginning of the season and then for the majority of the season, I couldn't play football. But now I am fit and I'm ready to go, I'm ready to show myself again.

“I'm ready to go back to the biggest levels again and hopefully we'll have a great season here at Leeds. We have one goal and everyone knows our goal, hopefully we'll do it together."

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