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James Trafford
Done deal: Manchester City to Leeds United, COMPLETED and officially announced by Leeds on 6 August 2026 - leedsunited.com's own article "James Trafford signs for Leeds United", confirmed 2026-08-06. Every club linked to this transfer, and who reported each stage first.
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leeds united6Done deal · 2026-08-06
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🚨🟡🔵 Leeds United reach verbal agreement with Man City for club record deal to sign James Trafford, here we go! Club to club deal in place for £40m plus add-ons, long term deal offered to Trafford. Signatures expected this week - follows @David_Ornstein @GrahamSmyth. https://t.co/cd9LlgVkCS
First reported 2026-07-27 19:58 BST
→ citing David Ornstein's report from 2026-07-27 19:05 BST
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2026-07-27 19:58 BST · first post at this stage
STANDS🚨🟡🔵 Leeds United reach verbal agreement with Man City for club record deal to sign James Trafford, here we go! Club to club deal in place for £40m plus add-ons, long term deal offered to Trafford. Signatures expected this week - follows @David_Ornstein @GrahamSmyth. https://t.co/cd9LlgVkCS
2026-07-27 19:58 BST
STANDS🚨🟡🔵 Leeds United reach verbal agreement with Man City for club record deal to sign John Trafford, here we go! Club to club deal in place for £40m plus add-ons, long term deal offered to Trafford. Signatures expected this week - follows @David_Ornstein @GrahamSmyth. https://t.co/yyMClqHVLq
2026-08-06 19:11 BST
STANDS🚨🟡🔵 Leeds United confirm they sign James Trafford on £45m package deal from Man City. City will receive 20% of any future profit and mantain matching rights. Record signings for #LUFC. https://t.co/XlCSDeydiM
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🔜 Done Deal and confirmed! James #Trafford to #Leeds from #ManchesterCity for €50M. Contract until 2031. #transfers #LUFC #MCFC https://t.co/dkr96WI9i4
First reported 2026-07-27 20:16 BST
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2026-07-27 20:16 BST · first post at this stage
STANDS🔜 Done Deal and confirmed! James #Trafford to #Leeds from #ManchesterCity for €50M. Contract until 2031. #transfers #LUFC #MCFC https://t.co/dkr96WI9i4
2026-08-06 19:52 BST
STANDSNow it’s official! James #Trafford to #Leeds from #ManchesterCity for €50M. Contract until 2031. No surprise here and confirmed since the last July 23! #transfers #LUFC #MCFC https://t.co/q6ShE8luWl
How firmly they put it, across 2 posts
🚨💥 James Trafford to Leeds United - DONE DEAL ✔️ Full agreement with Manchester City, following the verbal agreement between Leeds/Trafford days ago. Medical expected this week. Transfer fee: £40 million guaranteed, plus bonuses after @TheAthletic. As revealed at the end of April, Trafford wanted to leave ManCity in order to play regular as No. 1. 23 y/o is now set to join Leeds. @Sky_Marlon89 @SkySportDE 🏴
First reported 2026-07-27 21:00 BST
🚨🟡 James Trafford from Manchester City to Leeds United is a done deal. All agreed between Leeds and Man City for a transfer around €47m. #LUFC https://t.co/cVNULRQzik
First reported 2026-07-27 21:08 BST
#5 Ben Jacobs
Leeds United confirm James Trafford has joined from Manchester City for a club-record £40m plus add-ons. Trafford has signed a five-year contract and becomes Leeds' third permanent signing after Harry Wilson and Tarik Muharemović. Trafford is now the most expensive British goalkeeper in history.🧤
First reported 2026-08-06 19:01 BST
Ufficiale: #Leeds, arriva #Trafford dal #ManchesterCity https://t.co/KNp6jZenRP
Translated: Official: Leeds United complete signing of goalkeeper James Trafford from Manchester City
First reported 2026-08-06 21:23 BST