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Leeds win Johnson chase

09 Jan 2008 - 10:43:22

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Leeds United have wrapped up the signing of Northampton Town midfielder Bradley Johnson for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year contract.

The highly-rated 20-year-old had been a target for several clubs, with Leeds beating off competition from the likes of Leicester City to land Johnson.

Town boss Stuart Gray told his club's official website: "We are disappointed to lose Bradley, but he moves on with our best wishes and we have now got to move on ourselves.

"I want to take this club forward, but we've got a good fee for him and we didn't want to stand in his way.

"Everything I asked of Bradley he took on board and he has definitely improved as a player.

"I don't want to sell any players, but every player has a price and it's only maybe the top four teams in the Premier League who can afford to turn down good offers for their players."