Overview

• Leeds and AC Milan issued statements confirming the permanent transfer, with Leeds announcing a four-year contract subject to a work permit and international clearance.
• Multiple outlets report a €21m fee including add-ons (about £18m), which would represent a modest profit on Milan’s 2023 purchase of roughly €15m.
• Reporters said he passed a Leeds medical and signed paperwork, a notable step after a failed medical scuppered a proposed January move to RB Leipzig.
• The signing is Leeds’ ninth of the summer following promotion, with total spending around £92m according to ESPN.
• Okafor, 25, is a Swiss international forward who rose at Basel and RB Salzburg, won a Serie A medal on loan at Napoli, and has 24 caps for his country.