lukmanLeeds United’s goalkeeper plans may be about to fall into place, with a familiar name potentially back on the radar and Illan Meslier edging closer to the exit.
Illan Meslier endured a difficult campaign last season, with a string of high-profile mistakes contributing to avoidable setbacks in what was ultimately a successful promotion campaign.
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While Leeds lifted the Championship trophy, it’s understood that replacing the Frenchman has become a key priority for Daniel Farke ahead of the club’s Premier League return.
And with movement elsewhere beginning to take shape, Leeds may now be in a position to act.
Burnley are set to sign goalkeeper Max Weiss from Karlsruhe, with the 21-year-old due to undergo a medical yesterday.
Leeds United head coach Daniel Farke is aiming to follow in Marcelo Bielsa’s footsteps by keeping the team in the Premier League at the first time of asking.
The Argentine boss is the only manager in the last 20 years to keep the Whites up in their first season back in the top-flight, as Jesse Marsch only managed it in the club’s second year in the division.
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Farke was relegated from the Premier League with Norwich City in the 2019/20 campaign, after winning the Championship title with the Canaries, and was sacked in the 2021/22 season after winning the second tier a second time.
The German boss will need to be backed in the transfer market by the board, as Bielsa was after he won the Championship. Sporting director Victor Orta provided him with the tools he needed to build a successful Premier League outfit.
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Orta smashed the club’s transfer record to sign Rodrigo from Valencia for a reported fee of £30m, and he went on to score 28 goals in three seasons, as shown by the graphic above.
However, it was the signing of Raphinha from Rennes that proved to be the difference-maker for the West Yorkshire outfit, as he fired the team to safety in both of his seasons a Elland Road.
Why Raphinha was a huge signing for Leeds
The Brazil international was a huge signing for the Whites because his contributions at the top end of the pitch in the Premier League helped the club to avoid the drop on two occasions.
Raphinha’s ability to create things out of nothing in the final third as both a scorer and a creator of goals for Leeds won many valuable points for Bielsa’s team, and Marsch’s in the 2021/22 season.
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