Leeds United completed the signing of striker Patrick Bamford from Sky Bet Championship rivals Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee on 31st July 2018, signing a four year deal with the Whites.

An England youth international, Bamford started his career with Nottingham Forest before being snapped up by Chelsea.

He had a number of loan spells away from Stamford Bridge and at Middlesbrough was named the 2014/15 Sky Bet Championship Player of the Year.

Further temporary spells at Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Burnley followed,  before a move back  to the Riverside permanently and he scored a hat-trick against Leeds for Boro in March 2018.