Leeds United completed the signing of German midfielder Anton Stach from Hoffenheim in a deal worth £17m. The 26-year-old, who has played twice for his country, joined on a four-year deal.
✌️ A message from our sixth signing! pic.twitter.com/RciQHvoDkK
— Leeds United (@LUFC) July 22, 2025
What Stach Has Said Since Joining
Stach, speaking to the Leeds United website, expressed his delight at joining Leeds United and getting the chance to compete in the Premier League.
"First of all, I am feeling really good. I am excited to join such a good team, such a good Premier League team, and I am looking forward to the next season," said Stach.
Stach went on to explain what fans at Elland Road can expect of him this coming season. "My style of play, I would say I am an aggressive player. I am good in duels. I am good at anticipating passes from the opponents and it would be good for the Premier League. Now we will see, I will try my best."
He added: "The biggest target is to stay in the league and personally just develop, adapt to the league, to the speed of course and then get many good experiences hopefully."
Stach touched on the excitement of getting to play in front of the Elland Road faithful. “I am really excited to play at home with the fans because I think the fans are really good here and as well away. I want to feel the atmosphere because I heard and I saw so many videos of the fans, the promotion [parade] last year over 150,000 people in the city."
The German midfielder believes that home atmosphere will be pivotal to gaining points in the Premier League. “I think that is awesome. That is crazy when the team has a connection to the city. And I think then when you have fans like this, the fans get you some points as well in the league.”
Summer So Far
Stach becomes the sixth summer signing for Leeds United, who are gearing up for their first season back in the Premier League since relegation in the 2022-23 season.
🎙️ "𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴"
— Leeds United (@LUFC) July 18, 2025
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Stach follows Sebastiaan Bornauw, Jaka Bijol, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Lukas Nmecha and Sean Longstaff in joining Leeds United as they prepare for a tough campaign back in England's top division.
