Noah Okafor’s reported £18 million fee Leeds United paid AC Milan today means English Premier League clubs have spent more than the previous record in a single transfer window. The money spent on the 25-year-old Swiss international,

Leeds United have splashed £18 million to bring in AC Milan striker Noah Okafor, pushing Premier League spending this summer to a staggering £2.37 billion -- a new all-time high.

HONG KONG, CHINA – JULY 26: Noah Okafor of AC Milan (C) celebrates after scoring his goal with Alexis Saelemaekers of AC Milan (L) and Rafael Leao of AC Milan (R) during the Liverpool FC v AC Milan Pre-Season Friendly match at Kai Tak Stadium on July 26, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Yu Chun Christopher Wong/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

Skipper Ampadu has damaged a medial collateral ligament in a knee and will not be back until at least after the international break.

As Leeds close in on the signing of Switzerland international winger Noah Okafor from AC Milan, pending his medical, it seems supporters are still wondering when or if another pure centre forward will arrive at Elland Road.

With under two weeks to go until deadline day, Leeds United are yet to fulfil all of their transfer ambitions. Noah Okafor seems to be their answer to the left winger hunt.

Despite stealing a vast majority of headlines after the Everton game, Nmecha could well find he's been upgraded on if the €50m (£43m) striker does seal a switch to England shortly, on top of Joel Piroe also feeling less secure about his first-team minutes moving forward.