Leeds United transfer news: Marcelo Bielsa makes second signing as Chelsea goalkeeper Jamal Blackman joins club
He follows Stamford Bridge team-mate Lewis Baker in moving on loan at Elland Road
Leeds United have completed the loan signing of Chelsea goalkeeper Jamal Blackman.
The 24-year-old has agreed a deal which will see him remain with the Championship club for the entire season.
Blackman, spent last season on loan at Sheffield United in the Championship, playing 33 times as the Blades finished 10th.
Highly rated at Stamford Bridge, Blackman’s first-team chances are limited with Thibaut Courtois and Willy Caballero ahead of him in the pecking order, while the Blues have also expressed interest in signing Alisson, the Roma glovesman, this summer.
Blackman is the second signing made by newly-appointed Whites boss Marcelo Bielsa this summer.
The other arrival, Lewis Baker, also came from Chelsea, the 23-year-old midfielder having agreed a season-long loan switch to Elland Road in June.
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Blackman has been on Chelsea's books since the age of 13 and was an FA Youth Cup winner with the club in 2012.
But he has yet to make an appearance for the senior side and has spent time on loan at Middlesbrough, Ostersunds FK, Wycombe Wanderers and, most recently, Sheffield United.