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Zaidu Sanusi to Leeds United

Porto

Leeds United

Defender · 29y · Nigeria · contract until 2027

Chance it happens in January

No trusted reporter yet. Stories like this complete 6 in 100 times.

Carried by Football Insider (tabloid) and Sport Witness (aggregator).

Fee: Not reported
Value: €2m
Reporters: 1

Where he ends up in the January windowEvery outcome by the January deadline, adding up to 100%. A move in a later window is not counted.

Leeds UnitedThis rumour
Other clubNot yet named
Stays at PortoNo move

What the number is based on

ReportingNo trusted reporter2 outlets, all tabloids or aggregatorsAgainst the move
ContractRuns to June 20278 months leftFor the move
Leeds UnitedSpending close to its limitMoves from Liga Portugal to Premier League are commonAgainst the move
FeeNot reportedValue €2m

The story so far

9 reports · newest first

Monday
Sport WitnessTrust 55AggregatorAggregatorFull post
“Player source reveals ‘strong interest’ from Leeds United – Wants future ‘sorted soon’. FC Porto’s Zaidu Sanusi wants to have clarity about his future soon as Leeds United and other clubs are keen on signing him in the winter market.”
Saturday
Football InsiderTrust 55TabloidTabloidReport
“Sources: Leeds to push for quick Zaidu Sanusi deal ahead of January…”
Thursday
Football InsiderTrust 50via Transfer News CentralReport
“Leeds United will attempt to sign Porto left-back Zaidu Sanusi in January.”
Football InsiderTrust 46via Transfer News LiveFull post
“🚨 Leeds United are targeting a cut-price January deal for FC Porto left-back Zaidu Sanusi. The 29-year-old's contract expires next summer, giving Leeds an opportunity to secure a cheaper transfer.”
Wednesday
Football InsiderTrust 50via CaughtOffsideFull post
“Leeds hope to secure cut-price deal for experienced 29-year-old defender in January. Leeds United are reportedly hoping to sign Porto defender Zaidu Sanusi during the January transfer window as Daniel Farke looks to strengthen his defensive options for the second half of the…”
Football InsiderTrust 55First reportFirst reportReport
“Leeds hope to seal 'cut-price' Zaidu Sanusi deal in January…”

Chance it happens in January

Long shot

Value: €2m

AuthorTransfer Tracker AnalystLast updated9 Nov 2026StatusUp to date

Porto race to extend Sanusi as Leeds interest lingers

The situation

Porto are fighting to keep Zaidu Sanusi, and that is the real story now. The left-back's contract runs out next summer, and Sport Witness reports that head coach Francesco Farioli's club are working to tie him to a new deal specifically to head off Leeds United's interest before January. A separate Sport Witness piece, relaying a player source, says Sanusi himself wants his future sorted soon, with Leeds and other clubs said to be keen. No bid, agreement or pre-contract has been reported at any point.

The reporting

Football Insider first reported it on 28 October, saying Leeds hoped to get a cut-price deal done in January, and the outlet followed up on 31 October with its own sources claiming Leeds will push for a quick deal. Several aggregators, including CaughtOffside, Transfer News Central and Transfer News Live, have simply repeated that Football Insider line. Sport Witness has carried three separate updates since, but no trusted reporter has backed any of it, and every outlet involved is a tabloid or an aggregator.

The outlook

With Porto actively trying to extend him, and no bid or terms reported, this looks unlikely to land in the January window. The clearer route, a free pre-contract from 1 January for a move next summer, depends entirely on Porto failing to re-sign him, and their manager has publicly said he wants to keep him.

What happens next

What would change it is simple: either Porto confirm a new contract, closing the door, or they do not, opening the pre-contract route for Leeds from January.

Sources the analyst weighed

Football InsiderTrust 55