Former Leeds United goalkeeper Karl Darlow looks set to end a 22-year wait by swapping Elland Road for Old Trafford this summer. The 35-year-old, whose Whites contract expired at the end of last month, is reportedly on the verge of joining fierce rivals Manchester United as a free agent.
Darlow had an extension offer on the table with Leeds but has seemingly opted for a fresh challenge, becoming just the seventh player in history to move across the Pennines from West Yorkshire. The last player to do so was Alan Smith, his £7million move hugely controversial given he was a boyhood Whites fan.
The most recent switch came the other way when Daniel James swapped Manchester for Leeds in a £25m deal, and while direct transfers are rare both clubs have plucked some top players from one another. Below, the YEP looks at all 17 players to make the move.
7. Gordon Strachan
Move: Man Utd to Leeds | Year: 1989 | Transfer fee: £300,000 | Getty Images
10. Rio Ferdinand
Move: Leeds to Man Utd | Year: 2002 | Transfer fee: £29.1m | Getty Images
11. Alan Smith
Move: Leeds to Man Utd | Year: 2004 | Transfer fee: £7m (Plus Danny Pugh) | Getty Images
12. Danny Pugh
Move: Man Utd to Leeds | Year: 2004 | Transfer fee: Part of Smith deal. | Getty Images