Transfer Market: Linked with Benfica, but Stays in England

Leeds United has secured their first signing for the new season, reaching an agreement with Fulham winger Harry Wilson on a four-year contract. The 29-year-old Welsh international will join on a free transfer, as his current deal with the London club expires next week.

The transfer, a significant coup for the Yorkshire club, is now contingent only on a successful medical examination and the formal signing of the contract. Leeds managed to fend off competition from other Premier League clubs to secure the player's services.

Wilson has been a long-term target for Leeds, who previously attempted to sign him on the final day of last summer's transfer window. He was also linked with a move to Benfica, and while he was a player of interest to the Portuguese giants (especially after the arrival of Marco Silva, who coached him at Fulham), the club's board was always aware that their financial capabilities wouldn't allow them to compete with the English market.

Last season, Wilson registered 11 goals and eight assists in 38 appearances. He initially joined Fulham in 2021 from Liverpool for a fee of €14 million.

Harry Wilson was the third most valuable player out of contract this summer. Check out the gallery below for the main free transfers already completed or lined up, and other stars who could still be on the move: