Leeds United have now confirmed their first fee-paying transfer of the summer with Tarik Muharemovic’s £34million move from Sassuolo official. The 23-year-old centre-back has been in West Yorkshire completing medical tests and today signed a five-year contract
Following Wilson’s free agent arrival, Muharemovic officially gets the ball rolling on Leeds’ summer spending. They’ve got off to a strong start and are in no rush to but elsewhere across the Premier League, some teams have come flying out the blocks with over £1billion already splashed.
Leeds have also balanced their books a little with two sales, of Pascal Struijk and Isaac Schmidt, for a guaranteed £20m. Below, the YEP takes a look at where their post-Muharemovic net spend of £14m so far ranks among the Premier League’s most aggressive spenders at this early point in the window.
1. 20. Nottingham Forest
Expenditure: £0m | Income: £122.6m | Net Spend: +£122.6m | Getty Images
2. 19. Newcastle United
Expenditure: £80.9m | Income: £160m | Net Spend: +£79.1m | AFP via Getty Images
