The Premier League rookie, Leeds, confirmed the signing of a 4 -year contract with James Justin from the first -class team, Leicester. This is also the 10th transfer deal of the Elland Road team this summer.
“Leeds United is very happy to announce the appearance of the defender highly appreciated, James Justin under the long -term contract from the Leicester team. The 27 -year -old has signed a 4 -year contract with the team and became the 10th summer contract in the busy transfer of coach Daniel Farke,” Leeds's homepage announced.
This wing -back once had a captivity of England, and now will help Leeds to release the Premier League this season after the transfer of £ 10 million. Justin has a lot of experience in the English Premier League and only need one more match to reach a 100 -time appearance in the top tournament of the fog, and he also played in the European arena, when helping Leicester to win the FA Cup in 2020/21.
Starting his career with his home club Luton Town, Justin has made great progress from the Academy to the first team. This 1m83 tall defender shows the flexibility when he can play on both wings, helping him become a player who often plays from an early age. In the early years of playing for Hypers, James played an important role in two consecutive promotions. The first is the runner -up in League Two, and then won the championship in the higher ranking in the next season.
Thanks to his efforts, Justin was voted as the best young player of Luton's season, and was in the typical squad of the season. After this form, many clubs expressed their interest in him and he moved to Leicester in the Premier League.
In the first year at King Power, Justin helped the team win the right to participate in Europe by winning the 5th place, a achievement repeated in the next season and won the FA Cup.
During his time in Leicester, Justin scored more than 10 goals and accumulated more experience at the highest level when summoned to England and launched in 2022. Demonstrating leadership ability as well as the ability to play football, Justin will certainly strengthen Farke's squad when wearing Leicester captain's captain's armband.
“Everyone at Leeds United want to welcome James to the club and we look forward to witnessing him playing in the upcoming matches,” the home team Elland Road wrote more.
“It is obvious that being joined a large -scale, history club, and returning to the Premier League is a huge thing for me, so I am extremely happy to be joined by this club. All I have exchanged about the club and this area says a lot of good things. Therefore, I am very eager to join people and start working,” Justin shared after joining the team.