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‘What’s gotten into Orta?’: Some Leeds fans react after seeing ‘excellent’ transfer news

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Eddie Gray (l), Angus Kinnear and Victor Orta of Leeds United look on from the direcors box during the Sky Bet Championship match between Stoke Cit...
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Some Leeds United fans on social media have been reacting after the club announced that Lewis Bate has been signed from Chelsea.

Bate had been linked to Leeds for a number of weeks, and now he’s officially a Whites player.

The teenager could grow to be an absolute star at Leeds, and it seems as though the Whites may have big plans for the youngster.

In fact, there have even been reports that he’ll be playing a role in the first-team this season, despite the fact he’s only 18, and you don’t get into this Leeds midfield unless you’re incredibly talented.

Leeds are quietly building an incredibly strong stable of young players with the likes of Sam Greenwood, Joe Gelhardt and Crysencio Summerville starring for the U23s last season, and now Bate has been added to this crop.

It’s fair to say that United fans are over the moon with this signing, and here’s what the Elland Road faithful have been saying on social media…

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Lewis Bate
Photo by Clive Howes – Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC via Getty Images