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It was a day of mixed emotions at Elland Road as the summer transfer window came to a close. By Mark Carruthers A hectic summer transfer window came to an end on Thursday night as Leeds United reflected on a productive few months. The likes of Jesse Marsch and Victor Orta have worked relentlessly to improve the Whites squad in a bid to build on the impressive work undertaken by the former RB Leipzig manager. The major headlines saw key duo Kalvin Phillips and Raphinha tempted away by respective offers from Manchester City and Barcelona. But the reported £97million received through their sales has been put to good use as eight new faces were added to Marsch’s squad. Midfielders Brenden Aaronson, Tyler Adams, Marc Roca and Darko Gyabi came in at a cost of around £73million and a free transfer move for Joel Robles will provide competition for Illian Meslier. Danish defender Rasmus Kristensen was brought in from RB Salzburg and there was an eleventh hour move for FC Zurich’s ...

James joined Fulham from Leeds on a season-long loan on transfer deadline day. Daniel James has described Fulham as a 'great fit' for his career after completing a loan switch from Leeds United on transfer deadline day. The 24-year-old is understood to have made the move in an effort to increase his playing time ahead of this winter's World Cup in Qatar. The Wales international scored four goals in 35 appearances in 2021/22 following his £25million transfer from rivals Manchester United last summer. But after just one year since his arrival in West Yorkshire, James is set to feature for his third club in the Premier League, albeit temporarily. "I'm looking forward to it," James told FFCtv following his arrival. "I've spoken to the gaffer and it feels like a great fit for me, and I can't waited to get started." Fulham have enjoyed a strong start to the 2022/23 season after achieving promotion via the Championship title last term. T...

Deadline day at Leeds United is rarely boring but the summer 2022 version will take some beating, as YEP chief reporter Graham Smyth gives his verdict. By Graham Smyth Transfer deadline day is all fun and games until the music stops and you're the one left without a chair. Leeds United have played this game before, so a familiar feeling must have settled in stomachs like concrete as things started to go awry with their move for Marseille's Bamba Dieng. It was already late in the day, so to speak, when Leeds switched their full attention to the 22-year-old and agreed not only a £9m fee with his club, but personal terms. Dieng was the club's fifth crack at landing an attacker this summer after pursuits of Eddie Nketiah, Charles De Ketelaere, Hwang Hee-chan and Cody Gakpo, who appeared to be Elland Road bound on Wednesday night until PSV changed their minds, and his. The prospect of bringing either De Ketelaere or Gakpo had raised expectation levels, given how high...

Reports in France are suggesting Bamba Dieng has failed a medical in Nice after turning down a move to Leeds United for them late on deadline day. By Stuart Rayner Shortly after midday it was reported Leeds had agreed an £8.7m fee with Marseille for the 22-year-old Senegal international. Chairman Andrea Radrizzani was confident enough to tweet for supporters to "welcome" the Senegal international to Elland Road. Nice appeared to have missed out on the player earlier in the week, only to come up with an improved offer as Dieng was apparently preparing to fly to England to complete the deal. "We have been screwed up, it happens even to the best ones," Radrizzani tweeted to a supporter on Thursday evening but it appears they may actually have dodged a bullet. It still left them scrambling to make a signing into the final hour of the transfer window, though. It s all good Ollie :-) . Part of the madness of deadline day. We have been screwed up , it happens ev...

Jonny Whitfield Leeds United chairman Andrea Radrizzani claims his club were “screwed up” after deadline-day drama saw them miss out on Bamba Dieng. The Whites enjoyed a strong summer transfer window, motoring through a host of early signings. Boss Jesse Marsch wasted no time moulding his team in his vision with the likes of Brenden Aaronson and Rasmus Kristensen. However, amid Daniel James’ exit from the club to Fulham, Leeds sought a replacement for the Welshman. And the Elland Road club were steaming towards the arrival of Marseille’s Senegal international Dieng. Indeed, Leeds chief Radrizzani said earlier on Thursday: “Let’s welcome Bamba Dieng and we will continue to work on Gapko.” In the end, the Whites have signed neither. Gakpo is staying at PSV Eindhoven, but the real drama came with Dieng. The 22-year-old was in a private jet terminal in France with a plane on stand-by to take him to England. But, Nice came along with a rival offer and, after some lobbying from...

Leeds United’s transfer deadline day plans have been thrown into chaos with less than six hours left in the window after their move for Bamba Dieng was hijacked by Nice. By Graham Smyth Whites owner Andrea Radrizzani confirmed in a Tweet this afternoon that 22-year-old Senegalese international Dieng was on his way from Marseille as the forward to supplement Jesse Marsch’s attack. Leeds have wanted a striker all summer but this week failed to land Hwang Hee-chan from Wolves and Cody Gakpo, for whom a deal was agreed on Wednesday night until PSV opted not to sell their star winger. Attention turned to Dieng today and with a deal agreed for what was a reported sum of just under €10m, Radrizzani took to social media to ask supporters to back the incoming signing. "Let s [sic] welcome Bamba Dieng and we will continue to work on Gapko [sic],” the majority owner Tweeted. "Now it s [sic] time to focus on the pitch and support our new project and the great job Jesse and th...