Leeds
United

9
credible links in: 2
credible links out: 30
new reports this week: 0
Index swings of 5+ pts: 79
days left in the January 2027 window

Premier League9thof 20 · 14 pts

FormL D D L W

Nextat ChelseaSat 21 Nov, 15:00

LEE

Leeds

Regulars · average age 26.8

56SHO12th

38CRE20th

39DRI20th

43PAS16th

61DEF4th

58PHY1st

Leeds: 14th busiest of 420 clubs right now, by credible links.

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Tracking 11 live stories

Probabilities below come from credible reporting we’ve checked.

Leeds transfer HQ

The whole picture. Each part opens below.

What they need

creating20th of 20
dribbling20th of 20

Where their regulars rank in Premier League.

The regulars ↓

Chasing

Transfer Watch ↓

Might leave

Window opens in 47 days

Transfer Watch · January 2027 window

The full window →

Coming in? · 9 · +2 weaker

Leeds · usual XI this season3-4-2-1 · 8 of 10 league games

2026/27 league matches · ratings from Sportmonks

Leeds’s leaders

24 players · minutes are 2026/27 league matches

The Leeds squad

Goalkeepers · 3

GK

Out on loan · 5

League matches, each opening its match page

Fixtures & results

The whole season →

Results

Sat 7 Nov

LEELeeds1–0SpursTOT

Sat 31 Oct

BOUBournemouth2–0LeedsLEE

Sun 25 Oct

The Dugout

Manager

The Dugout →

Manager since 4 Jul 2023

Daniel Farke

Contract length not known

Before

Sam Allardyce 2023–2023

Javi Gracia 2023–2023

Jesse Marsch 2022–2023

Ending soon, and every contract reported by the club or a journalist, with sources

Contract Watch

7monthsIlia GruevUntil 30 Jun 2027 · Squad register
7monthsLukas NmechaUntil 30 Jun 2027 · Squad register

An expiring contract doesn’t mean a player is leaving, and nobody is a free agent until it’s established. Under a year left in amber.

The record since 2016Leeds’s transfer history300 signings and departures on record, year by year.See every move →

Live wirechecked just now

Repeats are folded in. Single source: one report so far, not yet in the Index.Full live wire →

2 contracts ending within a year

Ilia GruevJun 2027
Lukas NmechaJun 2027

Contract Watch ↓

Who decides

Daniel Farke

Manager

The manager ↓

±0

11%

GAL

Gabriel Sara

From Galatasaray · Interest, Graeme Bailey · other clubs linked

▼ 29%

TOT

Conor Gallagher

From Spurs · Interest, Ekrem Konur · other clubs linked

▼ 18%

VFB

Bilal El Khannouss

From Stuttgart · Interest, Ekrem Konur · other clubs linked

▲ 77%

LOR

Arthur Avom

From Lorient · Interest, Ekrem Konur · other clubs linked

±07%

MIL

Koni De Winter

From Milan · Enquiry, Ekrem Konur · other clubs linked

±07%

MID

Will Lankshear

From Middlesbrough · Interest, Ekrem Konur · other clubs linked

▲ 66%

VAL

Harvey ElliottSecond-hand

From Valencia · Football Insider passing on someone else’s report about Leeds: the Index counts it, for less.

11%

MON

Folarin BalogunNamed among 5 clubs

From Monaco · Leeds were named on his story, but no report is about Leeds itself yet.

6%

Heading out? · 2

Which Leeds players could leave, ranked →

Coming in: the Index’s chance he joins. Heading out: its chance he leaves this window. Dashed tags mark weaker links with no credible report about this club yet: the Index counts them for less, or not yet.

The regulars, averaged

Strongest in physical, 1st in Premier Leagueweakest in creating (20th of 20)

Physical581st/20
Defending614th/20
Shooting5612th/20
Passing4316th/20
Dribbling3920th/20
Creating3820th/20

The 11 most-used players this season, outfield only, averaged out of 99; ranked against every squad in Premier League.

The formation Leeds have started most league games in this season, with whoever has started most in each spot; each player once, and only players still at the club.

James Trafford

Goalkeeper · age 24 · England · 900 league minutes

Apps: 10
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Rating: 7.21

2026/27 · league

SAV97

SHP6

LNG42

AER50

SWP94

Contract to 2031

GK

Michael Zetterer

Goalkeeper · age 31 · Germany · no league minutes yet

Apps: 0
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Rating: –

2026/27 · league

SAV31

SHP38

LNG85

AER62

SWP48

Contract to 2029

GK

Alex Cairns

Goalkeeper · age 33 · England · no league minutes yet

Apps: 0
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Rating: –

2026/27 · league

Attributes after ten full games.

Contract to 2028

Defenders · 8

CB
Tarik Muharemović
Centre-back · age 23 · Bosnia and Herzegovina · 900 league minutes
Apps
10
Goals
0
Assists
2
Rating
7.18
2026/27 · league
SHO35
CRE30
PAS67
DRI22
DEF66
PHY92
Contract to 203140%to leave · Barcelona
RB
James Justin
Right-back · age 28 · England · 883 league minutes
Apps
10
Goals
1
Assists
1
Rating
7.09
2026/27 · league
SHO43
CRE51
RB
Jayden Bogle
Right-back · age 26 · England · 815 league minutes
Apps
10
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
6.80
2026/27 · league
SHO31
CRE57
CB
Nico Elvedi
Centre-back · age 30 · Switzerland · 682 league minutes
Apps
8
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.92
2026/27 · league
SHO7
CRE25
LB
Gabriel Gudmundsson
Left-back · age 27 · Sweden · 632 league minutes
Apps
8
Goals
0
Assists
1
Rating
6.90
2026/27 · league
SHO12
CRE36
CB
Jaka Bijol
Centre-back · age 27 · Slovenia · 259 league minutes
Apps
5
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.90^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 259 min
SHO35
CRE35
CB
Joe Rodon
Centre-back · age 29 · Wales · 125 league minutes
Apps
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.75^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 125 min
SHO37
CRE9
LB
Melvin Bard
Left-back · age 26 · France · On loan from OGC Nice · 63 league minutes
Apps
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.54^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 63 min
SHO33
CRE35

Midfielders · 6

CM
Ethan Ampadu
Central midfielder · age 26 · England · 900 league minutes
Apps
10
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.94
2026/27 · league
SHO14
CRE16
PAS57
DRI23
DEF71
PHY73
Contract to 2030
CM
Anton Stach
Central midfielder · age 28 · Germany · 677 league minutes
Apps
9
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
7.09
2026/27 · league
SHO58
CRE74
CM
Ao Tanaka
Central midfielder · age 28 · Japan · 639 league minutes
Apps
9
Goals
0
Assists
1
Rating
6.88
2026/27 · league
SHO51
CRE46
AM
Brenden Aaronson
Attacking midfielder · age 26 · United States · 293 league minutes
Apps
8
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.46^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 293 min
SHO55
CRE
CM
Sean Longstaff
Central midfielder · age 29 · England · 135 league minutes
Apps
6
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.52^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 135 min
SHO68
CRE
CM
Ilia Gruev
Central midfielder · age 26 · Bulgaria · 1 league minutes
Apps
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
–
2026/27 · league
SHO6
CRE56

Forwards · 7

ST
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Striker · age 29 · England · 866 league minutes
Apps
10
Goals
4
Assists
1
Rating
6.94
2026/27 · league
SHO88
CRE24
PAS5
DRI21
DEF17
PHY55
Contract to 20283%to leave · Man Utd
LW
Noah Okafor
Left winger · age 26 · Switzerland · 486 league minutes
Apps
9
Goals
2
Assists
0
Rating
6.79
2026/27 · league
SHO80
CRE42
RM
Harry Wilson
Right midfielder · age 29 · Wales · 327 league minutes
Apps
8
Goals
0
Assists
1
Rating
6.73^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 327 min
SHO66
CRE78
ST
Lukas Nmecha
Striker · age 27 · Germany · 204 league minutes
Apps
9
Goals
0
Assists
1
Rating
6.65^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 204 min
SHO84
CRE56
RM
Daniel James
Right midfielder · age 29 · Wales · 117 league minutes
Apps
4
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.63^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 117 min
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2029
LM
Jean-Mattéo Bahoya
Left midfielder · age 21 · France · On loan from Frankfurt · 17 league minutes
Apps
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.64^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 17 min
SHO43
CRE
RW
Mateo Joseph
Right winger · age 23 · England · no league minutes yet
Apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
–
2026/27 · league
SHO48
CRE52

This season’s league matches. Attributes are out of 99 (how they’re worked out is on each player’s page). Contracts in amber end by next year. “To leave” is the Index on his live story.

SUNSunderland0–0LeedsLEE

Sun 18 Oct

LEELeeds1–1Man UtdMUN

Sat 10 Oct

ARSArsenal2–1LeedsLEE

Fixtures

Sat 21 Nov

CHEChelsea15:00LeedsLEE

Sat 28 Nov

LEELeeds15:00CoventryCOV

Wed 2 Dec

MCIMan City19:30LeedsLEE

Sat 5 Dec

LEELeeds15:00IpswichIPS

Sat 12 Dec

LIVLiverpool15:00LeedsLEE

Which Leeds fans really know

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PAS24

DRI10

DEF72

PHY76

Contract to 2029

PAS33

DRI56

DEF41

PHY21

Contract to 2030

PAS68

DRI9

DEF70

PHY76

Contract to 2029

PAS22

DRI81

DEF41

PHY33

Contract to 2029

PAS63

DRI5

DEF73

PHY76

Contract to 2030

PAS41

DRI1

DEF46

PHY67

Contract to 2030

PAS32

DRI52

DEF39

PHY60

PAS24

DRI62

DEF64

PHY67

Contract to 2029

PAS47

DRI32

DEF53

PHY37

Contract to 2028

74

PAS26

DRI60

DEF29

PHY22

Contract to 2029

86

PAS39

DRI6

DEF37

PHY44

Contract to 2029

PAS50

DRI30

DEF25

PHY34

Contract to 2027

PAS68

DRI78

DEF18

PHY23

Contract to 2029

PAS85

DRI41

DEF33

PHY22

Contract to 2030

PAS31

DRI53

DEF16

PHY52

Contract to 2027

83

PAS48

DRI97

DEF49

PHY42

PAS36

DRI47

DEF42

PHY22

Contract to 2028