Leeds United reach agreement to sign Lyon goalkeeper Lucas Perri for £15.6million fee

If you cast an eye at Leeds’ numbers from their Championship-winning 24/25 campaign, it depicts one of the best sides in the division’s history – 100 points, 95 goals scored, and only 30 goals conceded, but they only managed to secure the title in the dying moments of game 46.Many attributed the goalkeeper position as a reason for why Leeds weren’t miles clear of their rivals Burnley and Sheffield United, but coming into the Premier League, it was a position the club could not afford to address with ambitionLyon stopper Lucas Perri is the name Leeds landed on, reaching an agreement on Thursday morning to bring the Brazilian to Elland Road.Perri had suffered a minor injury during his pre-season preparations with Lyon, due to miss two of their fixtures, but likely to be fully fit before the start of the season when the Whites host Everton on August 18.

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