Leeds United 2025/26 squad cost in full – Transfer fees and stats for every player

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How much every Leeds United player cost and how they are performing in the 2025-26 season.

Leeds United are back in the Premier League, so they are no longer the biggest fish in the pond.

Daniel Farke had one of the best and most expensive squads in the Championship as Leeds won the title with 100 points.

However, now they are in with the sharks who have much deeper pockets to buy players for hundreds of millions and pay them nearly as well.

Despite the financial disparity, Leeds have still managed to spend over £100m in the summer and still have signings from their last Premier League stint, meaning their squad cost a pretty penny.

Here is how much every player cost as well as their stats in the 2025-26 season.

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Leeds United squad 2025-26

Leeds have a squad of just 26 players for the 2025-26 season, smaller than a lot of the Premier League teams they’ll be coming up against, especially when you consider that one of those is teenage starlet Harry Gray and four are goalkeepers.

• Goalkeepers: 4
• Defenders: 8
• Midfielders: 5
• Forwards: 9

Goalkeepers

Lucas Perri – £13.9m (rising to £15.6m)

Leeds splashed the cash on a much-needed new goalkeeper upon their return to the Premier League, bringing in Lucas Perri from Lyon for £15.6m.

Illan Meslier – £5m

Illan Meslier was recruited from Lorient in 2020 for £5m, a fee they’re unlikely to recoup any of, as his contract will expire in 2026.

Alex Cairns – Undisclosed, minimal

Leeds brought goalkeeper Alex Cairns back to the club from Salford City in 2024 for an undisclosed fee that is thought to be minimal.

Karl Darlow – £400,000

Karl Darlow swapped Newcastle United for Leeds United in 2023, making the switch in a bargain £400,000 move.

Defenders

Jayden Bogle – £5m

Leeds signed Jayden Bogle for an absolute bargain at just £5m from Sheffield United in 2024, a signing that proved pivotal in securing promotion back to the Premier League.

Gabriel Gudmundsson – £10.3m

With Junior Firpo heading back to Real Betis, a new left-back was crucial for Leeds in the summer and they brought in Sweden international Gabriel Gudmundsson for £10.1m.

Pascal Struijk – Free

Leeds snapped up Pascal Struijk from Ajax in 2018 on a free transfer as a youngster, joining the club’s academy. He worked his way all the way up through the ranks to become a vice-captain at the club and a regular in the heart of defence.

Joe Rodon – £10m

After a successful season on loan, Leeds moved to bring Joe Rodon back to Elland Road on a permanent £10m transfer from Tottenham in 2024. He was colossal at the back as Leeds won the Championship.

Jaka Bijol – £15m

Udinese captain Jaka Bijol became Leeds’ first expensive signing of the summer transfer window when he arrived for £15m from Italy.

Sebastiaan Bornauw – £5.1m

Soon after Bijol signed, he was followed in through the door by another centre-back as Sebastiaan Bornauw arrived for £5.1m from Wolfsburg.

James Justin – £8m (rising to £10m)

James Justin wound up being Leeds’ 10th and final summer signing, coming in from relegated Leicester City for £8m, rising to £10m.

Sam Byram – Free

After seven years away from his hometown club, Sam Byram made a heroic return to Leeds on a free transfer in 2023. He signed a new one-year deal this past summer for another run in the top flight.

Midfielders

Ethan Ampadu – £7m

Leeds captain Ethan Ampadu was recruited for £7m from Chelsea in 2023, in yet another piece of smart transfer business.

Sean Longstaff – £12m (rising to £15m)

Experienced midfielder Sean Longstaff brought his decades-long association with Newcastle United to an end when he signed for Leeds United in 2025 in a £15m move.

Anton Stach – £17.3m (rising to £19.9m)

Anton Stach was Leeds’ marquee summer signing and their most expensive with a total package of £19.9m from Hoffenheim.

Ao Tanaka – £3m

In yet another sensational steal, all-action midfielder Ao Tanaka cost Leeds just £3m from Fortuna Dusseldorf in 2024.

Ilia Gruev – £5m

Ilia Gruev is yet another signing from Germany Farke has facilitated since taking charge of the club, coming in from Werder Bremen for £5m.

Forwards

Dan James – £24.8m

Dan James is the most expensive player in the Leeds squad, costing £25m from Manchester United in 2021. He spent the 2022-23 season on loan at Fulham but returned to be a regular under Farke.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin – Free

Dominic Calvert-Lewin eventually decided to join Leeds on a free after allowing his contract to expire with Everton, turning down offers from Champions League clubs to join the Whites.

Joel Piroe – £10.5m

Leeds signed Joel Piroe for a hefty £10.5m from Swansea City after being relegated back to the Championship in 2023, with his 20 goals last season helping to secure a top-flight return.

Brenden Aaronson – £24.7m

Leeds spent a massive £24.7m on Brenden Aaronson in 2022 but he failed to deliver much quality in the Premier League, with relegation coming that season. He returned to Germany with Union Berlin on loan for a year but came back to contribute to the promotion charge.

Lukas Nmecha – Free

Lukas Nmecha was Leeds’ first signing of the 2025 summer window, with the experienced striker joining on a free transfer after being released by Wolfsburg.

Noah Okafor – £13m (rising to £18m)

Noah Okafor was another major summer addition for Leeds, as he came in from AC Milan for a fee that could reach as high as £18m if certain add-on clauses are met.

Jack Harrison – £11m

After spending three seasons on loan at Leeds from Manchester City, Jack Harrison finally made the move permanent in 2021. However, after relegation in 2023, he would be back out on loan again and spent two years at Everton.

Now, Harrison is back at the club and fans aren’t happy about it.

Willy Gnonto – £3.8m

Leeds paid a minor £3.8m to sign exciting forward Willy Gnonto from FC Zurich in 2022.

Harry Gray – Academy

The latest product of the Gray dynasty, Harry Gray is an academy product that didn’t cost Leeds a penny.

Out on loan

Mateo Joseph – £900,000

Signed as a prospect from Espanyol in 2022 for less than a million, hopes were high for Mateo Joseph but he failed to take any of the many chances he was given in the first team.

Joseph agitated for a move in 2025, eventually joining Mallorca on loan for the season in his native Spain.

Largie Ramazani – £10m

Leeds paid a steep £10m to sign Largie Ramazani from Almeria in 2024, but Farke didn’t take to the winger and publicly criticised him on a number of occasions.

Ramazani has been loaned to Valencia for the season and fans are fuming with the decision.

Joe Gelhardt – £1m

Hopes were high for Joe Gelhardt when Leeds spent £1m to sign him from Wigan Athletic as a teenager, but he has not really impressed in white and has returned to Hull City for another loan spell this season.

Isaac Schmidt – £2.5m (rising to £4.6m)

Isaac Schmidt didn’t see much football in his debut season in England but did enough to earn a loan move to Werder Bremen, where he scored on his debut.

Max Wober – £11m

Leeds splashed out £11m to sign defender Max Wober from Red Bull Salzburg in January 2023, but he was out on loan a few months later after relegation.

He spent last season with the club but rarely featured due to injury. He has followed Schmidt to Werder Bremen, but has suffered another injury.

Leeds United total squad cost 2025-26

As they were a Premier League club as recently as 2023 before their return this year, Leeds still have a fairly expensive squad.

It is nowhere near the same league as the top 10 of the Premier League or even clubs who have been circling the drain for some time, but they are by no means peasants at the feast.

Leeds’ current squad came at the cost of £204.8m, a figure that rises as high as £219.1m when the additional add-on fees are included. The five loanees increase the price further to £246.6m.

The likes of Newcastle United and Chelsea spent more than that on new players alone this summer, while Liverpool spent double it, which does show how hard staying up will be.