Leeds United reached 100 points en route to their 2024-25 Championship title. In most other campaigns, that huge tally would have put them way beyond every other club in the division.As it was, they only won the league on goal difference. Burnley finished second, but they too hit a century of points from the 46 matches. Leeds’ 95 goals dwarfed Burnley’s 69, but the latter were able to keep pace with their rivals because of their stingy defence.Burnley, barely believably, conceded 16 goals in the 46 games. That total was only one higher than Chelsea’s record for the fewest goals conceded in an English football season (15). However, Burnley’s achievement was more impressive as they did it across eight more games than Chelsea’s 38 in the 2004-05 Premier League.The Lancashire club’s tally of 30 clean sheets equalled the English record set by Port Vale in 1953-54. Scott Parker’s side were also the first in English football to complete an entire season without ever conceding more than once in a league game.And one of the main reasons for these incredible defensive numbers, as Leeds experienced first-hand, was goalkeeper James Trafford.Fourteen months on from the end of that season, Leeds want the now full England international to be their man between the sticks in 2026-27 and beyond.James Trafford was excellent for Burnley in their promotion season (Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images)The Athletic has reported Leeds are negotiating with Manchester City over Trafford and that the 23-year-old is leaning towards the move to Elland Road. While no deal has yet been finalised, supporters will be hopeful Trafford’s preference will mean he starts the coming season as their No 1.In terms of the eventual fee, the player’s profile, the quality of his other suitors and the importance of his position, this could be the most important piece of business Leeds do in this window.The club have seemingly had question marks hanging over their goalkeepers for the best part of 25 years.From the mid-1990s up until 2002, Nigel Martyn was a cornerstone of Leeds teams who finished in the Premier League’s top five, played in Europe and reached a Champions League semi-final. Since then, there were brief flickers from the likes of Paul Robinson or Rob Green, but there was a natural ceiling as to whom Leeds fielded as their goalkeeper when outside the top division of English football.How does a World Cup affect the transfer market?Christopher HamillAfter performing very well in 2020-21, Leeds’ first season back in the Premier League after an absence of 16 years, Illan Meslier’s signature on a five-year contract was viewed as a long-term solution. Sadly, the dip in his form mirrored the club’s slide back into the Championship.Meslier ended up feeling like a problem Leeds had to solve for three or four seasons, but Lucas Perri, whom they hoped would be the solution after a £13.9million move from French side Lyon last summer, had a difficult debut year.