Leeds United want to sell Illan Meslier and have halved their asking price for the wantaway goalkeeper.
That’s according to a recent report from Football Insider, who claims the Whites, who previously valued their number one at £40 million, are now willing to listen to offers of just £20 million.
Believed to be unhappy at the prospect of playing second-tier football in the Championship next season following Leeds United’s relegation, Meslier, 23, is a genuine candidate to be sold this summer.
Although likely to follow the likes of Rodrigo, Robin Koch and Marc Roca out of the Elland Road exit, Meslier must first find interested buyers.
However, despite several clubs being on the lookout for a new shot-stopper, including Nottingham Forest, who are believed to be in talks to sign one of Arsenal’s Matt Turner or Man United’s Dean Henderson, Leeds United have yet to receive a formal offer for their number one.
During his four years in Yorkshire, Meslier, who has three years left on his contract, has kept 30 clean sheets in 126 games in all competitions.
Doesn’t he have bloody contract. 40 million or let him stay if he doesn’t want to play in the championship let him languish in the U 23. I am getting sick of these arrogant players who were given a career by Leeds and through their inept performances last season got us relegated. Lets get one thing straight relegation was due mainly in part to their shit performances and maybe 10% the clubs. Most of them won’t be missed one bit, glad to see the back of them, it’s just the fact they were responsible and then have the nerve to jump ship like the rats they are
Just sell him at any price, if he doesn’t want to play for Leeds then why should Leeds pay him for anything. Better to get a few million in the bank than pay him his contract….
There is no way we should sell him for less than what the club wants, if its £40M, that should be it, but in all honestly Illan is a very good goalkeeper with experience and youth on his side, as Johann Cruff one said a centre forward is the first line of defence and a goal keeper is the last attacker. Yes he had an abysmal year last year but the other 10 defenders failed him and the club miserably too. Plus some of the comnents focused on him would make anyone believe he was hated by all the so called Leeds United Supporters. MOT.
I don’t think he is a bad goalkeeper. We struggled in the centre midfield and our left and right backs were shocking and our centre half’s at times. Equally we did not score enough goals.