£20million “The Best in the World” GK is now Leeds’ No. 1 Target to replace Meslier

Reporter Marco Giordano revealed that Leeds United has now identified a £20 million goalkeeper to replace Illan Meslier.

Leeds will replace medium

With Karl Darlow replacing Meslow between the sticks at the end after last season, track and field Phil Hay believes the Frenchman “completed” on Elland Road, saying: “Meslier, I’m having a hard time seeing being Leeds’ top pick again. I might be wrong. But the way this season happened, dropping out of school after two to three years of dropping spirals.

“It makes you think he needs a new start and Leeds needs to pursue a new first-choice goalkeeper. I would be very surprised if they don’t. I feel like he’s done.”

Since then, many potential targets have continued to be identified around Daniel Farke, with recent reports suggesting they have even submitted a £6m bid for Dominik Livakovic in Fenerbahce, who has been identified as a potential alternative to Vanja Milinkovic-Savic in Turin.

In recent news about X, Georgia revealed that Leeds’ pursuit of Milinkovic-Savic has disappeared, perhaps given the interest of Serie A champions Napoli rivals, they can now negotiate with the multi-stars.

Leeds has therefore identified another goalkeeper as their “best option” to replace this summer’s Meslier, Lucas Perri of Lyon, who costs around £20 million given his current employer’s significant financial problems.

However, Perry’s signature could be fierce, with Premier League rival Newcastle United also identifying Lyon shooters as a potential alternative to Burnley’s James Trafford earlier this week.

“Best in the World” Perry may be the ideal mid-Bill alternative

Lyon manager Paulo Fonseca would seem to be very disappointed to lose his goalkeeper, considering the 52-year-old performed well in a 2-0 victory over OGC Nice in March.

The Brazilian made three savings from the box that day to keep a good attitude and pick up a clean sheet, one of many reliable displays throughout the 2024-25 campaign, and he also gave the best performance of San Étienne.

Fonseca isn’t the only one who has been impressed by 27 years old recently.

Apparently, Leeds needs to replace Meslier this summer because his mistakes almost pushed him to the Premier League last season, and Perri proved he could be a reliable replacement, so he is expected to be the top target, which is promising news.