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Mark Smith

Wed 3 June 2026 14:50, UK

Leeds United are once again being linked with several new players as they prepare for another season of Premier League football.

Most fans at Elland Road will know that the majority of links that appear will most likely be nonsense, with the Whites used more often than most.

Daniel Farke and the 49ers will have laid their plans in place ahead of the World Cup, which will certainly make new signings difficult.

One player who has been linked and is set for North America is Yacine Titraoui.

The Algerian midfielder currently plays for Charleroi in Belgium, and has been consistently linked with LS11 over the past year.

Leeds are looking at new transfers to bolster their squad, but competition will be high again.

Yacine Titraoui links resurface at Elland Road

Titraoui was first linked over the winter transfer window, where Facundo Buonanotte was the only senior signing on loan from Brighton.

Anton Stach, Ao Tanaka, Ethan Ampadu, Sean Longstaff and Ilia Gruev all made sure that the midfield was locked down without him, though.

According to the Daily Mail, Titraoui has been tracked for months by Leeds and Sunderland.

Though it’s said that new local rivals, Hull, are now looking to push through a move which could be worth £10million for the Algerian after promotion.

With Titraoui in North America for the World Cup, nothing will happen any time soon, with Algeria taking on the Netherlands on Wednesday evening.

Who is Yacine Titraoui?

Having started his career in Algeria with Paradou AC, the midfielder spent four senior seasons learning his trade.

In 2021, he earned his first senior call-up for his country and has only made five appearances since.

His breakthrough season came in 2023-24, where Titraoui hit seven goals and the same number of assists from 27 league games.

That led to his move to Belgium with Charleroi, where he hasn’t quite hit the same numbers.

Last season was his best in terms of output, with four goals in 28 appearances, but weirdly, that also came with zero assists.

Preferably a central midfielder, the 22-year-old has played more defensively than in a playmaker role, which would make sense for Leeds.

Gruev picked up a serious injury at the end of last season, and there are doubts about his ability to kick on at Elland Road.

That isn’t the priority for Leeds, though, and that could see the likes of Hull jump in first, which doesn’t exactly scream like a step up or someone that would be a regret to miss out on.