Leeds United enjoyed a fruitful 2022/23 transfer haul, bringing in a total of nine senior players and spending about £80 million in the summer window alone.
They followed up their spending spree in January, welcoming 20-year-old Georginio Rutter from Hoffenheim. The forward’s £35 million price tag eclipsed the club’s previous transfer record set by Rodrigo back in 2020.
As well as Rutter, the likes of Brenden Aaronson and Luis Sinisterra also made the move to Elland Road to contribute to Leeds’ fight to stay in the Premier League.
It has certainly been an eventful couple of windows for the Whites and sporting director Victor Orta, who has been getting deals over the threshold for the club since he joined in 2017.
In the last six years, Orta has finalised 47 permanent player moves to Leeds United. Let’s take a look back at every signing orchestrated by the Spaniard since his first window at Elland Road. How many of these can you remember?
7. Felix Wiedwald
Felix Wiedwald’s first and only season with Leeds started off strong. He was a regular starter between the sticks before eventually being dropped towards the end of the campaign. His exit swiftly followed. | Getty Images
8. Yosuke Ideguchi
Yosuke Ideguchi was handed starts during Leeds’ 2018/19 preseason but Marcelo Bielsa admitted he did not see the Japan international as first or second choice for any position, despite him spending time on loan at the club’s feeder team Cultural Leonesa. | Getty Images
9. Ezgjan Alioski
One early Orta signing who did go the distance was Ezgjan Alioski. The North Macedonia international made 161 appearances for the Whites and contributed 22 goals. | POOL/AFP via Getty Images
10. Pontus Jansson
Pontus Jansson signed for Leeds permanently after a successful loan spell in 2017. The defender made 120 appearances and scored nine goals. | Getty Images
11. Vurnon Anita
After spending six years with Ajax and five with Newcastle, Vurnon Anita signed for Leeds in 2017 but was unable to establish himself as a regular, making just 18 appearances before leaving two years later. | Getty Images
12. Tyler Roberts
Tyler Roberts struggled to establish himself at a club before he joined the Whites in 2018. The striker has clocked 101 appearances but mustered up just nine goals in that time. Roberts is currently on loan with Queens Park Rangers after some sporadic seasons with Leeds. | Getty Images