Leeds United complete permanent signing of Helder Costa

LEEDS UNITED have completed the signing of Portuguese winger Helder Costa on a permanent basis from Premier League outfit Wolverhampton Wanderers.

By Leon Wobschall

Published 7th Jul 2020, 18:01 BST

Updated 7th Jul 2020, 18:02 BST

Costa has put pen to paper on a four-year contract, running until the summer of 2024, after initially joining the club on a season-long loan at the start of 2019-20.

The 26-year-old began his career at Benfica before loan spells at Deportivo La Coruna and AS Monaco.

He joined Wolves in 2016 and after a successful loan where he was named Player of the Season, he signed permanently for a then club-record transfer fee.

Costa went on to play a key part in the Wolves side which won the 2017-18 Championship and earned his first international cap for Portugal at the end of the season.

After featuring in the Premier League for the Molineux outfit, Costa joined Leeds at the start of the current campaign on an initial loan deal, with a view to a permanent deal, which has now commenced.

During the season to date, Costa has made 43 appearances for the Whites in all competitions, scoring four goals.