{"id":589538,"date":"2026-08-19T14:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/589538\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:16:11","slug":"leeds-sign-nico-elvedi-from-borussia-monchengladbach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/589538\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds sign Nico Elvedi from Borussia Monchengladbach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/leeds-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds United<\/a> have completed the signing of defender Nico Elvedi from Borussia Monchengladbach in an \u00a38.5m deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Swiss international, 29, has signed a three-year contract at Elland Road and will reunite with Whites boss Daniel Farke, who managed the Bundesliga side in 2022-23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;He is also a big point for this change,&#8221; Elvedi said of his relationship with Farke. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It was just one year but I loved to have him as a manager. I learned a lot from him and I will learn a lot now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Borussia Monchengladbach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/c2lqqr15p2yo\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">accepted an offer<\/a> worth an initial \u00a36.8m, with a further \u00a31.7m in add-ons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Elvedi spent 11 years with Monchengladbach, making 364 appearances for the German club. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He has earned 73 caps for his native Switzerland, playing every minute of their recent run to the quarter-finals of the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Elvedi is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/leeds-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds<\/a>&#8216; fourth signing of the summer transfer window, following James Trafford, Harry Wilson and fellow defender Tarik Muharemovic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">His arrival at the club allowed Sebastiaan Bornauw to leave Elland Road and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/c2dk6e223wwo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bsport%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sign for Hamburg<\/a> on a season-long loan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Earlier on Wednesday, striker Joel Piroe joined West Ham on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cly9d4jxkl3o\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">season-long loan.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/leeds-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds<\/a> begin their Premier League campaign with a trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/nottingham-forest\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nottingham Forest<\/a> on Saturday (15:00 BST).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United have completed the signing of defender Nico Elvedi from Borussia Monchengladbach in an \u00a38.5m deal. 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