Leeds sign RB Leipzig midfielder Adams

Leeds have signed RB Leipzig and USA international Tyler Adams to replace Kalvin Phillips for a fee of around £20m.

The 23-year-old midfielder is seen as the successor to Phillips, who joined Manchester City for around £45m on Monday.

Leeds agreed a fee in the region of £20m for Adams with Leipzig where he has spent the past four seasons. Adams, born in New York, helped the club reach the Champions League semi-finals in 2020 before they lost to Paris Saint-Germain.

Adam is reunited with Leeds boss Jesse Marsch, who gave him his senior debut in a pre-season friendly against Chelsea aged just 16 when head coach of New York Red Bulls head coach.

Adams becomes Leeds' fifth summer signing after paying £24.7m for Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Brenden Aaronson, £10m each for Bayern Munich midfielder Marc Roca and Salzburg right-back Rasmus Kristensen plus £5m for Manchester City's Darko Gyabi.

Leeds are also closing in on a deal for Feyenoord winger Luis Sinisterra.

Leeds' interest in signing Tyler Adams from RB Leipzig was more than predictable because the United States international is much more than just a former player for Jesse Marsch. The bond between them was forged many years ago.

That was clear when speaking to Marsch in 2020 during his time in charge of Red Bull Salzburg. The topic of conversation inevitably shifted towards Erling Haaland. It was Marsch who soon shifted it back towards a teenage talent from his homeland.

"I have worked with a tonne of talented players," he told Sky Sports.

"But the ones that right away you can see they have something, it is everything to do with their mentality, to do with what they consider success. It is the work they do on a daily basis, their love of improvement, their love of