{"id":557114,"date":"2020-07-07T13:21:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T17:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=557114"},"modified":"2020-08-21T12:07:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T16:07:41","slug":"helder-costa-leeds-united-winger-turns-deal-permanent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/07\/helder-costa-leeds-united-winger-turns-deal-permanent\/","title":{"rendered":"Helder Costa: Leeds United Winger Turns Deal Permanent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/category\/league-football\/championship\/\" target=\"_self\">Championship<\/a> leaders <a href=\"\/tag\/leeds-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Leeds United<\/a> have turned winger Helder Costa&#8217;s deal permanent on a four-year contract.<\/p>\n<h2>Helder Costa: Leeds United Winger Turns Deal Permanent<\/h2>\n<h3>Four-Year Deal<\/h3>\n<p>Costa&#8217;s career began at Benfica before he spent time on-loan at Deportivo La Coruna and AS Monaco.<\/p>\n<p>The winger then joined <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/wolves-club-analysis-news-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a> in 2016, initially on a loan deal.<\/p>\n<p>After impressing at Molineux, including winning Player of the Season, the Portuguese forward&#8217;s deal was turned permanent for a then club-record transfer fee.<\/p>\n<p>Costa continued to play an instrumental role with Wolves as they were promoted from the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>He earned his first international cap for Portugal towards the end of that season.<\/p>\n<p>After making brief appearances for Wolves in the top flight, Costa joined Leeds United at the start of the 2019-20 season.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was with a view to a permanent deal, an option the Whites have opted to exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Helder Costa has made 43 appearances for the Championship leaders in all competitions &#8211; he has added four goals as Leeds go in search of promotion to the <a href=\"\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old&#8217;s permanent deal is expected to cost the Whites around \u00a315 million.\u00a0That fee will, however, be paid in instalments throughout the length of his contract.<\/p>\n<p>Costa did not make his full Championship debut for Leeds until September 28. Since then he started all but three fixtures in the league campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He was absent for the 3-1 victory at <a href=\"\/tag\/blackburn-rovers\/\" target=\"_self\">Blackburn Rovers<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The winger is expected to return to the starting eleven on Thursday when Leeds United take on <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/stoke-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stoke City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>What the Fans Have Said<\/h3>\n<p>The majority of Whites fans appear to in support of the permanent deal; however, some seem to be surprised at the valuation of Costa.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Great news, I&#8217;m glad he&#8217;s staying. But wow I can&#8217;t help thinking wolves are incredible happy with the price agreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Jackson \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9b (@samjackson23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samjackson23\/status\/1280548029171412998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The cosmic balance is \u00a315m Costa \u00a37m Harrison so \u00a322m for those 2 doesn\u2019t seem bad.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Dent (@Thedentsmaster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thedentsmaster\/status\/1280547978047115271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I don\u2019t think he\u2019s worth the money but look how much better Harrison has been in his 2nd season and I bet costa will be the same, happy we have signed him \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert James (@Robertkas86) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Robertkas86\/status\/1280550474131832833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Think a bit like Harrison, a second season under Bielsa will improve him. Got potential to be a good player, and will improve.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Dickinson (@tonypdickinson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonypdickinson\/status\/1280549357260070912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"1sEQN2UTT7J4AhPJw7kNtQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1200186442\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'1sEQN2UTT7J4AhPJw7kNtQ',sig:'tUELrnCnGYwuNhuI7b6VsgV9A1dHogClhlLTw4d1lJA=',w:'594px',h:'404px',items:'1200186442',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Championship leaders Leeds United have turned winger Helder Costa&#8217;s deal permanent on a four-year contract. Helder Costa: Leeds United Winger Turns Deal Permanent Four-Year Deal Costa&#8217;s career began at Benfica before he spent time on-loan at Deportivo La Coruna and AS Monaco. The winger then joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2016, initially on a loan deal. 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