The Leeds United Courier
Market17 Aug 2026
Leeds United plan ahead with Thierno Barry from Everton
The most awkward business a club does is signing tomorrow's answer while today's is still in the building. Thierno Barry comes from Everton for exactly that purpose, and the handover will not be discussed publicly by anybody.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
An offer of $8.8M for Mohammed Fuseini
Leeds United have gone to Union SG with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Leeds United
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Leeds United spend $35.1M on the signing the town wanted
It is the rarest sequence in football: supporters ask for something, and the club goes and does it. $35.1M for Thierno Barry, and for one week nobody is complaining about anything.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Leeds United rebuffed over Lukáš Horníček
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Newcastle United have kept their man, and Leeds United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market17 Aug 2026
Benjamin Martin steps up from the Leeds United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Benjamin Martin has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
James Bailey steps up from the Leeds United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. James Bailey has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Anthony Miller steps up from the Leeds United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Anthony Miller has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Leeds United
Josh King and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
In brief
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Leeds United
- Looking ahead Harry Wilson faces his old club
- Squad Thierno Barry signs the deal of his life