Sheffield Wednesday’s next opponents Leeds United last night announced a new signing – though he won’t be of immediate concern to the Owls.
Belgian-born former Manchester United youth starlet Largie Ramazani has sealed his move to West Yorkshire from Spanish club Almería for an eye-watering fee widely reported to be in the region of £10.2m. The attacker makes the switch in the week Whites fan favourite Georginio Rutter had a release clause of £40m triggered by Premier League club Brighton and saw his move finalised on Monday. Other big players in Archie Gray and Crysencio Summerville have also moved on.
Our colleagues at the Yorkshire Evening Post reported earlier this week that Leeds were in a race to sign the 23-year-old to register him in time for their trip to Sheffield Wednesday this evening. It has sincthat relevant paperwork was not submitted in time to have him eligible for the Hillsborough trip, meaning he will not feature under the lights at S6.
Speaking ahead of the match, Wednesday boss Danny Röhl was asked on a Leeds start that has seen them draw their two opening Championship matches either side of a 3-0 home Carabao Cup defeat to Middlesbrough.
