After sealing the deal for James Trafford, Leeds United have now set their sights on the rest of the window. The club is far from done in the transfer market.
Daniel Farke even said after the friendly against RB Leipzig that he hopes more transfers will be completed.
Leeds are said to have a few targets lined up in the next few weeks. The new Premier League season starts in the next two weeks, and the Whites are away to Nottingham Forest in their first game.
Sky sources believe the club could add up to five more signings.
A backup keeper for James Trafford, a fullback, a central midfielder, an attacking midfielder and a striker are high on the list in the final weeks of the window.
Club demand £42.75m for Leeds United target
But in the past few days, talks of transfer exits have dominated the headlines.
Players like Largie Razamani, Joe Gelhardt and Lucas Perri are heading towards the exit. Gelhardt and Ramazani have had serious interest in the last couple of weeks, but no offers have yet to be confirmed.
Lucas Perri is steps away from joining Torino in Italy.
Leeds United lost out on signing Julian Brandt, and have been after potential targets since. This revived the club’s interest in Marseille forward Igor Paixao, who was a key target last summer.
Paixao has been heavily linked in the last few days, with nothing clear over his future.
🚨🔵⚪️🇧🇷 #OM |
🔐Igor Paixão se sent très bien à l’OM et entretient une excellente relation avec Bruno Genesio.
❗️ Son entourage est clair : il ne partira pas pour partir et souhaite un vrai projet en cas de départ.
💰Leeds apprécie son profil, mais Frank McCourt veut 50M€… pic.twitter.com/QUrPLO9TIz
— Santi Aouna (@Santi_J_FM) August 11, 2026
Foot Mercato journalist Santi Aouna has revealed the latest surrounding the Brazilian winger. Per his submission, Igor Paixao is happy in France and is willing to continue with Marseille
His camp are also adamant that any potential departure will need to be a ‘real project’.
Leeds are very interested in a deal, but Marseille are said to have slapped a £42.75 million price tag on the player.
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Leeds need to find alternatives
Igor Paixao is a fine player; he was seriously considered last summer before moving to France.
Leeds’ hierarchy have been convinced by him ever since, and believe he can make a great impact in this team. But paying close to £45 million for the Brazilian in this window is absurd.
He is not the only talented attacker in Europe.
There are quite a number with a similar profile who would cost less. Leeds have already shown how great their recruitment can be; they got Noah Okafor for less than £20 million last year.
Looking at the market, there is no reason for the 49ers to overpay to land Igor Paixao.
