{"id":212778,"date":"2025-06-25T09:27:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/212778\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:27:17","slug":"leeds-united-close-to-ticking-off-another-summer-priority-after-signing-jaka-bijol-deal-on-the-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/212778\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United ‘close’ to ticking off another summer priority after signing Jaka Bijol, deal on the table"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Having signed Jaka Bijol and solved a big question mark in the middle of Leeds United\u2019s defence, fans are wondering what to expect next from Adam Underwood and the transfer team.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Slovenian giant Bijol has penned a five-year contract at Elland Road<\/a> for an initial fee of \u00a315m. It sees The Whites move quickly to bring in a player widely regarded as one of Serie A\u2019s best defenders in the air.<\/p>\n

Having added competition up top in Lukas Nmecha, Leeds<\/a> still have plenty to do. A new goalkeeper, a left-back to replace Junior Firpo, a midfielder, a no.10 and a striker remain priorities for Underwood.<\/p>\n

But bringing new players to the club will not be the only work Leeds are doing. Indeed, some of their work will be sorting out the futures of Elland Road\u2019s current squad \u2013 and that includes winger Dan James<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"AnPhoto by George Wood\/Getty ImagesDan James now close to signing new Leeds United deal<\/p>\n

According to Beren Cross on The Athletic<\/a>, Leeds are \u2018close\u2019 to agreeing a new contract for James. The winger is about to enter the final 12 months of his current deal, signing five-year terms back in 2021.<\/p>\n

It comes after reports of Everton showing interest in James<\/a>. Cross reports that James is currently on holiday but Leeds are confident that when he returns and the moment is right, a deal will be signed.<\/p>\n

LeedsUnited.News<\/strong> understands that Leeds are offering James a smaller contract<\/a> than the one he agreed in 2021. A wage reflecting the club\u2019s current standing in the Premier League, but still a solid salary.<\/p>\n

\"PortsmouthPhoto by Charlie Crowhurst\/Getty ImagesWhich other players see their Leeds deals end in a year\u2019s time?<\/p>\n

James is not the only one about to enter the final year of his contract at Leeds. The Whites have several players out of contract in a year and aside from trying to sign players, Leeds need to make a decision.<\/p>\n

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All three goalkeepers are out of contract in a year. Illan Meslier is expected to leave with reports of interest from Turkey and notably, Jose Mourinho. Karl Darlow and Alex Cairns have deals until June 2026.<\/p>\n\nName<\/strong><\/td>\nYear bought<\/strong><\/td>\nBought from<\/strong><\/td>\nContract ends<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDan James<\/td>\n2021<\/td>\nManchester United<\/td>\nJune 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPatrick Bamford<\/td>\n2018<\/td>\nMiddlesbrough<\/td>\nJune 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAlex Cairns<\/td>\n2024<\/td>\nSalford City<\/td>\nJune 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nIllan Meslier<\/td>\n2019 \u2013 loan
2020 \u2013 permanent<\/td>\nLorient<\/td>\nJune 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nKarl Darlow<\/td>\n2023<\/td>\nNewcastle United<\/td>\nJune 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSam Greenwood<\/td>\n2020<\/td>\nArsenal<\/td>\nJune 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDarko Gyabi<\/td>\n2022<\/td>\nManchester City<\/td>\nJune 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Elsewhere, Patrick Bamford is also about to enter the final year of his deal \u2013 as are returning duo Darko Gyabi and Sam Greenwood, who have both been out on loan. Leeds want \u00a33m-\u00a34m for the midfield stars<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Having signed Jaka Bijol and solved a big question mark in the middle of Leeds United\u2019s defence, fans…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":212779,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[72047,94,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-212778","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-dan-james","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114743295767520699","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}