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Leeds sign million pound striker!
Lee Trundle makes shock loan move north.

Bristol City favourite Lee Trundle becomes Simon Grayson's first Leeds United signing.

The player who cost £1m when the Ashton Gate side signed him from Swansea, has linked-up on a month's loan.

The 32-year-old earned a bit of a reputation in south Wales as a showboater and celebrity. It is believed he was the first player outside of the Premiership to demand an "image rights" deal, the sort of thing the likes of Brand Beckham insist on to get a cut of replica merchandise sales.

He was also once engaged to former Atomic Kitten star Liz McClarnon (the ugly one!), but they split in 2007.
A Scouser by birth, Trundle has trawled unglamourous Welsh clubs such as Rhyl, Wrexham and Swansea. However his big move to Bristol in 2007 has not really worked out, Trundle making just 52 appearances and scoring seven times. He is however a proven scorer in League One.

He joins former City team-mate Enoch Showunmi, who will surely be even further down the pecking-order and links up with his former Swansea team-mate Andy Robinson.

I am a bit surprised Grayson has gone for another striker on such a short-term deal, we already have the likes of Becchio, Beckford, Showunmi and Malcolm Christie fighting for places upfront and the length of the loan does not suggest Grayson has bought in cover for somebody leaving, (Beckford and Becchio have been linked with Premiership clubs). Grayson however told the official Leeds United website Trundle offers something different and mentioned the old saying that competition for places is healthy!

Trundle is available for an immediate debut, at home to Carlisle tomorrow (3pm).

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