A photo no doubt set to bring a smile to the faces of disgruntled Leeds United fans the world over has come to the fore on social media late on Saturday evening.
This comes as the Whites prepare to unveil the latest high-profile addition to the club’s squad.
Recent days, of course, have seen chatter ramp up across the media that a potentially game-changing signing is incoming at Elland Road.
The player in question? Georginio Rutter.
Talented French youth international Rutter has long been regarded as a potential breakthrough star, owing to his fine form in Germany with Bundesliga outfit Hoffenheim.
Amid the club’s ongoing struggles in front of goal, the powers that be at Leeds, in turn, singled the 20-year-old out as a prime target for this month.
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This comes with a first photo of Rutter donning Leeds’ colours having surfaced online late on Saturday.
As per German transfer expert Florian Plettenberg, the gifted youngster this evening put pen to paper on a contract in west Yorkshire through the summer of 2028, after Leeds agreed to fork over €40 million to Hoffenheim.
❗️Excl. 📸 #Rutter: It‘s close to be official! Rutter in his new @LUFC shirt with his agent Roger Wittmann! He has signed. He has passed his medical. Massive transfer! As revealed and confirmed: €40m in total and contract until 2028! #LUFC @SkySportDE 🇫🇷🇲🇶 pic.twitter.com/Hiujg9Uptc
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) January 14, 2023
*Update* – Leeds have since made Rutter’s signing official:
✍️ #LUFC is delighted to announce the signing of striker Georginio Rutter for a club record transfer fee
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 14, 2023
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