Leeds break club record to sign goalkeeper James Trafford from Man City

[p]British media reported the deal ‌to be worth around £40m plus bonuses, making the 23-year-old the ‌most expensive British goalkeeper in history.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trafford-james/ET616yZQ/"]Trafford[/a], who ‌was included in Thomas Tuchel's England squad for this year's World Cup, made 17 appearances ‌for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a] across all competitions ⁠last season.[/p][p][b]"I know ‌my own abilities. I go out and try ​as hard as I can and have as much fun as I ​can,"[/b] Trafford said in a statement on the club website.[/p][embed guid="a10c688f-a895-4aea-9371-17cea76b1132" url="https://x.com/LUFC/status/2085432235042156592" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I am really excited and ⁠just really happy ​that it is finally done. I can get onto preparing for the new season and can focus on getting in with ‌everyone next week."[/b][/p][p]Trafford came through Manchester City's academy and gained experience during loan spells at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/accrington/6ZvdGuYf/"]Accrington Stanley[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bolton/Or1bBrWD/"]Bolton[/a] before joining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/burnley/z3dmTMMO/"]Burnley[/a] on a permanent deal in 2023.[/p][p]He returned to City in July last year but struggled to become a regular with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/donnarumma-gianluigi/WScbdXmL/"]Gianluigi Donnarumma[/a] becoming Pep Guardiola's ‌first-choice keeper.[/p][embed guid="e80aca9b-ed94-4fa4-8fa8-2f5c2a8c5630" url="https://x.com/LUFC/status/2085441856033243272" social-type="twitter" /][p]The English international is the third ​permanent addition to Daniel Farke's squad this ‌summer, after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wilson-harry/KWbu7UwK/"]Harry Wilson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/muharemovic-tarik/O0Ss5jSf/"]Tarik Muharemovic[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leeds/tUxUbLR2/"]Leeds[/a], who finished in 14th place in the Premier League last season, will begin this year's campaign against Nottingham Forest ⁠on August 22th.[/p]