Tottenham signs Archie Gray from Leeds United.
Tottenham Hotspur have announced the signing of Archie Gray from Leeds United for £30m with defender Joe Rodon moving back to Elland Road on a permanent deal.
Leeds rejected an initial £35m bid from Brentford on Saturday, despite the teenager being given permission to undergo a medical with the west Londoners.
Gray enjoyed a breakout season at Elland Road, making 52 appearances in all competitions as Leeds lost in the Championship play-off final to Southampton - a game where he played the full 90 minutes.
After winning promotion with Leeds’ Under-21s at the end of the 2022/23 season, he made his senior competitive debut on the opening day of the 2023/24 EFL Championship campaign and starred throughout last term in central midfield and at right-back, making 52 appearances in all competitions as Leeds reached the play-off final at Wembley. His performances led to him being named Championship Young Player of the Season.
He made his first appearances for the Young Lions of England's Under-21's earlier this year in European Championship qualifying victories against Azerbaijan and Luxembourg, scoring on his debut against the former.
He is the son of former Nottingham Forest, Leeds and Burnley striker Andy Gray, and first featured in a first-team squad three months before his 16th birthday, when he was named on the bench for a Premier League game with Arsenal in December 2021.
The versatile midfielder has signed a contract with the North London side that will run until 2030 and will wear the number 14 shirt.
