Official | Leeds United sign OGC Nice full-back Melvin Bard on loan | OneFootball

Leeds United have signed OGC Nice full-back Melvin Bard (25) on a season-long loan, both clubs have announced. Bard’s loan move to Daniel Farke’s Whites includes an option to make it permanent. Bard has started both of Nice’s first two Ligue 1 games, however, he’ll now play the remainder of the season at Elland Road. Leeds United had been in competition with West Ham United for the signature of the former France youth international. It is the former who have won the race.

Bard will join on a paid loan deal worth €1m. Leeds United will also have the option to make the left-back’s move to Yorkshire permanent for a fee of €5m at the end of the campaign. Bard, under contract with Le Gym until the summer of 2028, has played 193 times for the club since making the move from formative club Olympique Lyonnais. Nice have already lined up a replacement in the form of Niels Nkounkou.

GFFN | Bastien Cheval