Yorkshire transfer news round-up: July 22, 2025

A look at the latest transfer headlines from across Yorkshire.   Thumbnail: Stephen Pond/Getty Images

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00:00Good afternoon, it's Tuesday the 22nd of July 2025 and here are the latest transfer headlines from across Yorkshire.

00:07So we'll start with Sheffield United, there's two new faces through the door at Bramont Lane.

00:11Versatile attacker Louis Barry has joined the Blades on loan from Aston Villa.

00:15He signed for Hull back in January when now Blades boss Ruben Sellers was at the helm at the MKM Stadium.

00:20He made four appearances for Hull before his season was curtailed by injury.

00:24He's now being reunited with Sellers at Sheffield United.

00:27And the Blades have also used their AI-led recruitment model to sign defender Mihail Polendakov from the Bulgarian top flight.

00:37Over at Leeds United, the Whites have completed a deal to sign midfielder Anton Stack from Bundesliga side Hoffenheim.

00:43On the outgoings front, Ian Mellier continues to be linked with a move away from Ellen Road

00:47and he has reportedly been discussed as a potential option by Leicester City.

00:51Their first-choice goalkeeper Mads Hermansen has been linked with West Ham United.

00:55Huddersfield Town have been linked with two central midfielders as they continue their rebuild under Lee Grant.

01:01Birmingham City's Mark Leonard has been linked with the Terriers, as has Barnes' Luke O'Connell.

01:06It has been suggested that both Huddersfield and Bolton could enter the picture in the race to sign Connell,

01:11who is of course being pursued by Wickham Wanderers at the moment.

01:14Huddersfield have already done business with Birmingham.

01:17They've signed prolific forward Alfie May on a permanent deal.

01:20At Middlesbrough have confirmed the departure of club stalwart Johnny Housen.

01:23He joined Borough all the way back in 2017.

01:27It has been suggested that he could return to his boyhood club, Leeds United,

01:31the club that sold him to Norwich City in 2012 as a player coach in the under-21s set-up.

01:36So,

01:42the deal is clear throughout the day.