Djordje Petrovic and Illan Meslier (Photograph by Jean-Marc Loos, Ed Sykes/Getty Photos)
Leeds are prepared to begin assembling their squad for his or her first season again within the Premier League, and massive modifications might be wanted to the present crop of gamers that Daniel Farke has to select from. One place is specific might be a precedence, that being goalkeeper.
Illan Meslier has had one other troublesome season, and after quite a few high-profile errors in current weeks, he was dropped for the Championship run-in in favour of his deputy, Karl Darlow. And the French goalkeeper is prone to be bought this summer season, provided that the membership has no plans to depend on him for his or her Premier League return.
Goalkeeper targets have collected forward of the summer season, with Newcastle’s Nick Pope and Norwich’s Angus Gunn amongst these being thought-about, however a brand new identify has now shot to the highest of the procuring listing.
Leeds line up summer season transfer for Chelsea’s Djordje Petrovic
As reported by TEAMtalk, Leeds are mentioned to be severely contemplating a summer season transfer for Djordje Petrovic. The Chelsea goalkeeper has excelled at Ligue 1 aspect Strasbourg this season, and consequently, he’s anticipated to be considerably in-demand in the course of the upcoming switch window.
Petrovic has amassed 10 clear sheets for Champions League-chasing Strasbourg in 29 Ligue 1 appearances, and he has the very best save share (76.8%) within the division. His performances that led to curiosity from the likes of Bayer Leverkusen, however Leeds will hope to lure him to Elland Highway with the promise of standard first staff soccer within the Premier League.
Chelsea have but to decide on Petrovic’s future, with the expectation that they’ll achieve this in the summertime. He may very well be somebody that helps elevate funds, given that there’s little likelihood of him breaking into Enzo Maresca’s squad.
