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Italian side Torino remain confident they will sign Lucas Perri from Leeds United this summer, but the deal has been locked up in a classic case of transfer dominoes. Foot Mercato report on the situation today, explaining how the deal for the Brazilian is being held up by other goalkeepers. Leeds Deal Far Along According to their information, Torino’s deal for Leeds keeper Lucas Perri is ‘further along than it appears.’ That is despite reports this week suggesting that there is concern over the move. FM state that Torino have already finalised the bulk of the operation and an agreement in principle is in place with all parties. He will move to Italy on loan with an option to buy. The administrative details have not yet been officially wrapped up. But Torino’s management remains highly optimistic given the ‘solid foundation’ of the agreement. Internally there is no concerned and the club don’t expect any jeopardy. Signing the Brazilian is a top priority. The delay in finalising it, is not of their making. Instead, it is due solely to a ‘classic domino effect’ on the goalkeeper market. Torino Forced To Wait Torino are waiting for Manchester City to finalise the signing of Gerónimo Rulli. When that is done, City will then greenlight James Trafford’s move to Leeds United. That will then free up Lucas Perri to head to Italy with Torino. According to FM’s information, Torino’s management remain ‘completely unperturbed’ by the situation. They see the transfer as a simple matter of timing. There are no fundamental obstacles to the deal and there is confidence that the final formalities will be settled quickly. Unless there is an unlikely twist, they expect Perri to arrive this summer. But they are being force to wait, with the whole deal hinging more on the pace of operations in England than anything on their part. 🇸🇪 Gabriel Gudmundsson | “It’s disappointing” 🩺 Leeds United star waiting for test results on injury 💬 “No, the other one [thigh]. I don’t want to go into that; I don’t have an answer right now. We’ll see what the results are” https://t.co/oeKnituj7o #lufc #mot — Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) August 4, 2026