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28 Jul 2026, 6:40 am

Lucas Perri will be quickly forgotten about at Leeds United.

Signed from Lyon in the summer of 2025, the Brazilian arrived at Elland Road with high expectations around him.

Leeds had struggled with goalkeepers for years, with Illan Meslier one of the latest to come and go after initial success.

Instead, Perri was dropped midway through his maiden Premier League campaign, with Karl Darlow stepping in again.

Despite great success, Darlow has now also left LS11 behind, this time for Manchester United.

As Leeds prepare to seal the incredible signing of Manchester City's James Trafford, Perri is packing his bags.

When will Lucas Perri be replaced by James Trafford?

MOT Leeds News has covered that Leeds are closing in on the £40million-plus signing of Trafford.

Once the England international signs for a record fee at Elland Road, Perri will be allowed to leave officially.

It's very well known that the goalkeeper will be moving to Italy with Torino.

Giacomo Morandin, a journalist for Toro Zone and Sofascore, has reported that patience is needed to get a deal over the line.

It's stated that Leeds preferred a straight permanent exit for Perri, but have softened that stance to a loan with an option to buy.

ℹ️ Come riportato nei giorni scorsi, per #Perri ci vuole ancora un po’ di pazienza: se il @TorinoFC_1906 ha l’ok del portiere, tra club si è parlato nelle ultime ore ma ancora non è stata definita la trattativa.

👉 Il @LUFC ha ormai definito la trattativa per #Trafford con il… https://t.co/9ecgWCANQQ pic.twitter.com/UqVrwRRjqN
— Giacomo Morandin (@iljackmora) July 27, 2026

Perri still hasn't been given permission to leave the United States, where Leeds are, with talks taking place in recent hours to find a final solution.

If all goes well, the option to buy could be worth up to £11.9m for Leeds.

Where is Lucas Perri right now?

You'd be mistaken if you thought Perri was hiding away and sulking to get his move over the line.

Instead, he was spotted at a meet-and-greet with Leeds fans in New York overnight as the new home kit was released.

Signing autographs for fans, Perri looked happy and that's the perfect attitude to have, regardless of what's happening around it.

When Lucas Perri's Leeds United exit could be announced as Torino feeling emerges

It may not have worked out at Elland Road, but given this is an inital loan, stranger things have happened than players returning in recent years.

Right now, there is just ultimate excitement around Leeds getting a deal over the line for Trafford.

A record transfer, it's hard not to feel somewhat sorry for Perri, who will be watching all of this unfold on social media in the modern world of transfers.

Thankfully for him, he should seal his move to Italy very shortly and let him get back on the saddle of being the main man again.

This is a move that works for all parties.

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