Leeds United have enjoyed an excellent start to their 2026/27 Premier League campaign with no defeats in five games so far. Daniel Farke’s side have won twice and drawn three times, their nine points good enough for fifth place during the international break.
A handful of new faces have been key to that early-season form, with the likes of James Trafford and Tarik Muharemovic settling into life at Leeds with ease. It’s not been so overwhelmingly impressive across the board, however, with other summer arrivals struggling.
With five Premier League games plus a couple of Carabao Cup clashes as evidence, we now have an early idea of how Leeds’ seven summer transfers have fared at their new club. Below, the YEP rates them all.
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1. Leeds United summer transfers rated
Let's see which summer signings have stood out. | Getty Images
2. James Trafford
9 - The £40m club- record signing arrived with high expectations and has done just about everything asked of him. Most saves and highest save percentage of any goalkeeper in the Premier League and part of the division's joint-best defence. Falls short of a perfect 10 due to a few misplaced passes but even then, he's so cool when receiving the ball under pressure. | Michael Regan/Getty Images
3. Michael Zetterer
4 - Conceded six goals on debut at Chelsea and it couldn't really have gone much worse. His saving grace was maybe that there were no howlers, just a few saveable efforts and a few in which he had little chance. But the 31-year-old was super cheap and only ever signed to be a back-up. | Getty Images
4. Nico Elvedi
8 - His arrival coincided with Sebastiaan Bornauw's loan exit and many simply expected a simple fourth-choice centre-back replacement. But Elvedi has been a serious upgrade, even usurping Jaka Bijol to start the last three Premier League games. The Swiss international looks like he's been here for years, which is the biggest compliment.
5. Tarik Muharemovic
9 - One of only three outfielders to play every available Premier League minute so far, which says everything about how quickly Muharemovic has settled. The 23-year-old could stake a claim to have been Leeds' best player so far and is has been absolutely colossal at the back. Quickly becoming a fan favourite.
6. Melvin Bard
6 - debut at Chelsea was a mixed bag and the return to fitness of Gabriel Gudmundsson has seen action limited since. The left-back got 19 minutes against Newcastle and did throw himself into a couple of big challenges, which Elland Road enjoyed. Looks perfectly capable as a cover option when needed and having joined on loan, he was a low-risk signing anyway. | Steve Riding