The 25-year-old forward has signed a four-year contract at Elland Road and becomes Leeds\u2019 ninth new addition of the window, following their return to the Premier League after clinching promotion from the Championship. \u201cAs a kid, I dreamed of playing in the Premier League. That\u2019s why for me it was quite an easy decision,\u201d said Okafor after completing the move.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cMy football suits the Premier League, so this is like a dream come true. I can\u2019t wait to step on the field. I heard that the Premier League is the best league in the world. It\u2019s so intense. I have loads of friends who played there. I\u2019m really, really excited.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Okafor began his career at Basel, where he scored 25 goals in 71 Swiss league appearances, before moving to RB Salzburg and later joining AC Milan in 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In Milan, he found regular starts hard to come by, scoring seven goals in 54 games, with most of his appearances coming from the bench. His most recent Serie A strike came on the opening day of last season, before he spent the second half of the campaign on loan at Napoli, featuring in four cameo appearances.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Okafor\u2019s arrival at Elland Road contributes to the highest-ever Premier League summer spending total, surpassing the previous record of \u00a32.36bn set in 2023, according to FootballTransfers.com.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Six clubs have already smashed their individual transfer records this summer. Brentford secured Burkina Faso forward Dango Ouattara from Bournemouth in a deal worth up to \u00a342.5m, while Bournemouth invested \u00a334.6m in French centre-back Bafod\u00e9 Diakit\u00e9.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Okafor\u2019s arrival at Elland Road contributes to the highest-ever Premier League summer spending total, surpassing the previous record of \u00a32.36bn set in 2023, according to FootballTransfers.com.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The biggest deal of the summer so far was by Liverpool, who made headlines by signing German star Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for \u00a3100m plus \u00a316m in add-ons. Should those add-ons be triggered, Wirtz\u2019s move will set a new British transfer record, eclipsing the \u00a3107m Chelsea paid Benfica for Enzo Fernandez in 2023. With ten days still remaining in the transfer window, the \u00a32.37bn figure is expected to climb even higher,<\/p>\r\n\r\n