Leeds have announced another signing with Helder Costa joining on loan from Wolves.
He becomes the fourth senior signing of the summer after Jack Harrison and Ben White joined on loan on Monday, and Jack Clarke re-signed on loan after joining Spurs.
And there was more good news for Leeds fans as the club announced that Costa will become a permanent signing next summer on a four-year deal that will see him at Elland Road until 2024.
The news was announced on the official Leeds Twitter page and the club followed up with a great response to all the tweets from fans imploring them to #AnnounceCosta.
? | @heldercosta_ has today joined #LUFC from Wolves on an initial one year loan deal, which will become a permanent transfer next summer
— Leeds United (@LUFC) July 3, 2019
#AnnouncedCosta pic.twitter.com/AFo9iEeZxr
— Leeds United (@LUFC) July 3, 2019
The announcement that he will become a permanent signing next summer was somewhat unexpected with earlier talk of an option being negotiated.
Leeds fans are understandably delighted with the news of the clause with one saying it was a “big statement” and another saying Costa is “what we’ve been waiting for”.
If the winger can rediscover the form he produced when he first came to England the club will have done a brilliant bit of business.
The winger scored 10 goals and added eight assists in the 16/17 season for Wolves that saw him win Player of the Year, Players Player of the Year and Goal of the Year awards.
However, he has lost his way since then, with one Wolves fan saying his “confidence was completely gone by January last season”.
We wouldn’t expect a deal for Costa to be cheap either. He was reportedly on £32,500-a-week for Wolves and they will likely be looking to recoup most of the £13.5million they spent bringing him in from Benfica.
This is what Leeds fans make of the deal:
— Jack ???? (@JSkorecki95) July 3, 2019
— Jack ???? (@JSkorecki95) July 3, 2019
What a signing. Buzzing. Now don’t ruin it by selling Phillips.
— BC (@BC_LUFC) July 3, 2019
Massive signing! Great deal to be making this permanent as well! Big statement!
— Jay ???????? (@JLP0302) July 3, 2019
Proper transfer this is. A lot of decent attacking options we’ve got now. Hanging onto kp and pj is a must now.
— Liam Fernandez (@liam69ers) July 3, 2019
Helder costa welcome home thank Christ. Lost 3 stone sweating over the last 3 weeks over your arrival. Wife said it’s done me good losing weight, what the hell does she know. Leeds don’t do things easy. Thank you Mr orta and Mr Radrizzani . Great signings now we can beleive.
— BOBBA (@bobba75) July 3, 2019
Most exciting siging since….. forever! #lufc #mot
— Zai (@Zais_P3rch) July 3, 2019
What we’ve all been waiting for welcome to Leeds Mr Costa MOT.
— R.Cartwright ???????? (@rogercart57) July 3, 2019