James Bailey

Attacking Midfielder (L) - Leeds United U18
1 Jan 2027
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The Leeds United Courier

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

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 targets

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.

Boardroom

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 terraces

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 targets

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.

Market

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.

Market

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.

Market

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.

Squad

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