Leeds United are into their fourth summer transfer window under 49ers Enterprises and things have got off to a promising start. The Whites have already secured free agent winger Harry Wilson, following his Fulham exit, while centre-back Tarik Muharemovic is in West Yorkshire putting the final touches on his £34million move from Sassuolo.
It’s an impressive start from Leeds recruitment chiefs who, particularly with the success of last season’s 14th-place Premier League finish fresh in the memory, are building some real credit. In three full windows under 49ers the success-rate of new signings has been high - but it’s not been perfect.
It would be almost impossible to nail every transfer decision but while there have been some disappointing transfers, others have shone massively. Below, the YEP rates all 30 permanent or loan arrivals over the past three-and-a-bit summer windows with one Elland Road favourite getting a fabled 10/10.
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25. Noah Okafor - 8/10
The Swiss international's one-v-one threat was instantly evident, even if the end-product was not. He hit a great run of form with five goals and three assists in seven games before a hamstring injury in early-May. | AFP via Getty Images
26. Facundo Buonanotte - 3/10
Joined on loan from Brighton in January but barely had a sniff, his three Premier League appearances totalling just 39 minutes. The attacking midfielder was often not involved in matchday squads entirely. One that simply didn't work. | Getty Images
27. Harry Wilson - N/A
No one can guarantee how Wilson's time at Leeds will go but it feels like a great signing. A free transfer who registered 10 goals and seven assists last season. Anything close to that and he's looking at an 8 or 9/10
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28. Joel Piroe - 7/10
The £12m striker did what he was signed to do, scoring 19 goals to help Leeds claim the 2024/25 Championship title, but has been a non-entity since. Failed to score a single goal last season and only started twice in the Premier League. | Getty Images
29. Dominic Calvert-Lewin - 9/10
Questions were asked when Calvert-Lewin joined on a free last summer, mainly about his injury record. Since making his first league appearance in August, however, the free agent missed just one Premier League game through illness and scored 14 goals. | Getty Images
30. Lukas Nmecha - 7/10
Six goals last season was nothing to be sniffed at for a free agent back-up striker, and he'll likely score an important goal or two next season. Did struggle to match Calvert-Lewin's hold-up play, however, which cost Leeds at times. | Andrew Matthews/PA Wire