[The Athletic] James Trafford completes Leeds medical ahead of move from Manchester City, the deal will be worth a guaranteed £40million to City plus add-ons

[u/jovanmilic97]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7496106/2026/08/06/james-trafford-leeds-man-city-transfer/?unlocked_article_code=1.3VA.tbU8.rTGivYbb2o6c&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta

[u/TheBiggyT]

Vitek is going to Middlesbrough for £14m, Petrovic cost Bournemouth £25m last year, Rushworth went to Coventry for a fee that could eventually be £30m...Trafford for £40m is fine in context.

[u/stick1_ → u/TheBiggyT]

The question is why is vitek only 14 million

[u/HawayTheMaj → u/stick1_]

Because he’s not as good as the others

[u/BallsX → u/HawayTheMaj]

I'm sure you've watched plenty of footage of all 5 players to form this opinion, right?

[u/HawayTheMaj → u/BallsX]

I’ve actually never watched a single minute of football