Source: FOOTYMAD
Whites Get Their Man Paynter
Leeds United have signed striker Billy Paynter in a deal which manager Simon Grayson said the club were "desperate" to secure. Paynter will take up a three-year contract with the Whites from July 1 after passing a medical at Thorp Arch earlier this week, and his transfer to Elland Road will give Grayson the services of a striker who scored 29 goals for Swindon Town this season. The 25-year-old was effectively a free agent after coming to the end of his deal at the County Ground and his signing is a first step by Grayson towards replacing League One player of the year Jermaine Beckford, who parted company with Leeds last Friday. Grayson said: "When we knew he was available we were desperate to get him. He's matured as a player over the last couple of years and he's had a fantastic season."
