Leeds United must be happy with their recruitment over the summer, given how a few of the summer signings have made a major impact early in the season. However, the club also made mistakes and missed out on a couple of top targets in the transfer window.
Sean Longstaff and Anton Stach have quickly established themselves as midfield stalwarts, Gabriel Gudmundsson is shaping up to be the summer’s bargain signing, and Noah Okafor, alongside Dominic Calvert-Lewin, has shown they will be Leeds’ most potent attacking threats this season.
While players such as Jaka Bijol and Sebastiaan Bornauw are yet to get a chance to impress, there is enough evidence to suggest Leeds got most of their recruitment spot on.
However, Leeds had a few missteps, with many insisting that the club got their striker recruitment process horribly wrong before pivoting to signing Calvert-Lewin on a free transfer in August.
Leeds United transfer plans crushed as Fulham star pens new deal
Leeds had a bid rejected for Rodrigo Muniz early in the summer, but the Whites did not give up on trying to sign their top striker target for almost the entire transfer window.
At no point did Fulham change their stance on not wanting to sell the striker despite Leeds and other clubs getting indications from his camp that he wanted to leave.
Ultimately, the Cottagers rejected multiple bids for Muniz and kept hold of him beyond the end of the transfer despite facing immense pressure to sell.
The Brazilian has been a key player for Fulham this season, and the forward has now signed a new long-term contract with the club.
Fulham confirmed the news through a club statement, with Muniz signing a new five-year deal with the London outfit.
It ends any speculation over his future, with the striker now firmly in the long-term plans of Fulham and manager Marco Silva.
Rodrigo Muniz has signed a new long-term deal! 🤍
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) October 1, 2025
Fulham want one more Leeds target to sign a new contract
Leeds wanted to sign one more Fulham player towards the end of the window, with Harry Wilson ready to complete a deadline day move to Elland Road.
However, Fulham changed their mind about selling him just minutes before the end of the window, leaving Leeds red-faced.
Leeds are keen to acquire him in January for a cut-price fee as he will only have six months left on his contract, which expires next summer.
However, Fulham are in talks over a new deal with Marco Silva, confident that Wilson will sign on fresh terms with the club.
Leeds have not been ruled out of the race to sign the Welshman, as he has not made a final decision on his future yet.
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I can’t see why this would be such a big blow for Leeds tbh