Leeds United are placing faith in the options they have though some supporters worry about the activity of their rivals
Isaac Johnson Leeds United reporter
10:36, 03 Feb 2026
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Leeds United ended the January window with one signing that cost nothing to acquire. Facundo Buonanotte’s loan arrival from Brighton & Hove Albion means Leeds - maxed out on PSR limits - have sustained a net gain in quality overall.
However, some fans have expressed worry over how this will pan out over the second half of the season given relegation rivals have, in the main, been more active. In fact between them, £137.8million has been spent this month.
Some £83m of this was spent by Crystal Palace, who sit just three points ahead of Leeds and, of course, won the race for Jorgen Strand Larsen amid their £48m punt.
West Ham United, 18th, were the most active overall, with five players acquired. Axel Disasi was their deadline day arrival, switching from Chelsea on a loan move.
Nottingham Forest were also active on deadline day, with left-back Luca Netz of Borussia Monchengladbach arriving in a £1.1m deal. They also acquired goalkeeper Stefan Ortega for half a million pounds in recent days.
Those were two areas that Leeds might have looked at themselves, though January was always going to be difficult given the lack of spending room. The £40m bid for Strand Larsen was an exceptional circumstance and undoubtedly would have been a PSR gamble.
Yet some fans feel like Leeds have taken a risk by not acquiring a back-up striker and perhaps a new shot-stopper, having seen other clubs bolster their own ranks. Here is how the January market panned out for Leeds’ relegation rivals regarding incomings.
Burnley
James Ward-Prowse - West Ham, loan
Crystal Palace
Jorgen Strand Larsen - Wolves, £48m
Evann Guessand - Aston Villa, loan
Brennan Johnson - Tottenham, £35m
Nottingham Forest
Luca Netz - Borussia Mönchengladbach, £1.1m
Stefan Ortega - Manchester City, £500,000
Lorenzo Lucca - Napoli, loan
West Ham
Pablo Felipe - Gil Vicente, £20m
Taty Castellanos - Lazio, £25.2m
Keiber Lamadrid - Deportivo La Guaira, loan
Adama Traore - Fulham, undisclosed (£2m)
Axel Disasi - Chelsea, loan
Wolves
Adam Armstrong - Southampton, undisclosed
Angel Gomes - Marseille, loan
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