Leeds United FC have reportedly agreed a deal to sign ex-Everton forward and England international Dominic Calvert-Lewin this summer.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin departed Merseyside after nearly a decade with the club this past June, leaving the Toffees with 71 goals in 274 appearances across all competitions and 18 Premier League assists.
The Sheffield-born striker has been a free agent for a couple of months, with plenty of interest from the first division and the Championship.
However, according to The Athletic, Leeds are said to have reached an agreement to sign Calvert-Lewin ahead of the 2025/26 top-flight season, which gets underway this weekend.
As per journalist David Ornstein, the Yorkshireman is set to undergo his medical imminently ahead of the move to Elland Road.
Now aged 28, ‘DCL’ is considered well within the so-called prime years as an athlete (at least in the footballing world) and even more crucial period in his career, having spent significant spells injured on the sidelines.
For context, the former Blade missed around 100 days and 14 competitive fixtures for Everton last term alone through injury, having damaged his hamstring – a recurring problem for the 6’2″ centre-forward.
Even more worryingly for The Whites, he has missed a total of 111 games since the 2016/17 season; the only campaign which saw him out of action for longer than last year was 21/22, when a broken toe resulted in 31 matches missed for club and country.
You can see his full injury record HERE.
Keep him fit and you have a good player on your hands. It's hard though because he is made of glass as we found continually to our cost. Good player on his day
— Jay (@Jasman9) August 13, 2025
In terms of current attacking options at Leeds United, fellow injury-prone number nine Patrick Bamford has recently been told he is ‘not part’ of manager Daniel Farke’s plans.
With that in mind, the board’s thinking behind picking up DCL has puzzled a fair few fans, given that he shares many of the same issues as Bamford, who is expected to be let go before the end of the transfer window.
He’s spent seven years with the side, having still scored plenty and many crucial goals in Leeds’ two returns to the Prem.
Do you think Dominic Calvert-Lewin is the right person to inevitably take Bamford’s number nine shirt, or – like with the signing of Lukas Nmecha from Wolfsburg – should Leeds be looking to pick up other options as well?
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