Bookies lift Leeds United outlook after James Trafford record deal in predicted Premier League table | OneFootball

Leeds United have completed a club-record £40m deal, plus add-ons, for goalkeeper James Trafford, and bookmakers now see an improved finish. According to yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, the latest odds point to a Whites rise in the projected table.

Recruiting a new first-choice goalkeeper for the club’s second campaign back in the top flight was the priority, and England international Trafford became the top target a year on from his switch to Manchester City.

A former City youngster, he re-joined the club from Burnley for £27m last summer and initially looked set to start. City then signed Gianluigi Donnarumma, who took the gloves, leaving Trafford with just four league starts. He was cup keeper in a season that brought the FA Cup and League Cup, and now joins Leeds as the most expensive British goalkeeper in history.

Trafford is Leeds’ third major arrival of the window, following attacking midfielder Harry Wilson on a free after his Fulham release and Bosnia and Herzegovina centre-back Tarik Muharemovic from Sassuolo in a £34.1m move.

Leeds finished 14th last term on returning to the Premier League. With year two often viewed as trickier, the fresh market prices set out a predicted table against rivals including Sunderland, Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Everton, with Leeds moving up.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

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