Ethan Ampadu of Leeds interacts with teammate Illan Meslier through the pre-season pleasant match between Leeds and Villarreal. (Picture by George Wooden/Getty Photographs)
Leeds will likely be busy through the remaining weeks of the summer time switch window, and one problem that wants resolved includes Illan Meslier. The 25-year-old just isn’t in Daniel Farke’s plans for the membership’s first season again within the Premier League, that means that it’s nearly sure for him to go away.
And it might be his boyhood membership that Meslier re-joins, as Sacha Tavolieri (through The Laborious Deal with) has reported that Lorient have made contact with Leeds over a deal to deliver the goalkeeper again dwelling.
Meslier got here by the ranks at Lorient earlier than becoming a member of Leeds on mortgage in the summertime of 2019, and subsequently making the transfer everlasting 12 months later. Now, he might be set to go in the wrong way.
Leeds are decided to promote Illan Meslier this summer time
And in keeping with Mick Brown (through Soccer Insider), there’s a excellent likelihood that Meslier returns to Lorient this summer time, particularly since Leeds are actually solely asking for £5m to promote him.
“Leeds are nonetheless seeking to do away with Meslier. There are a couple of golf equipment in France who I hear are lining up affords, and that’s a transfer he want to make to return to his dwelling nation.
“His place at Leeds has been in severe doubt for some time. The supervisor doesn’t belief him, he made far too many errors final season and I feel that’s when the choice was made to get anyone else in. Now they’ve gone and executed that, it’s time for Meslier to maneuver on.
“I feel if any of these golf equipment make a transfer, it might be executed in a short time, in all probability within the subsequent few days as a result of all events wish to do a deal. They need him gone, he’s glad to go, and there are golf equipment who wish to deliver him in.”
Leeds have already moved on from Meslier, and it’s now a case of getting him out of the door. It stays to be seen the place he finally ends up, however Lorient would certainly be good for all events.
