Champion League
Leeds United Hold Talks For “Sublime” £30k-p/w Meslier Heir

Leeds United have held talks concerning a summer season deal to convey Newcastle United star Karl Darlow to the Championship, in keeping with experiences.
The place is Karl Darlow now?
Darlow is a goalkeeper who has performed his soccer within the northeast for 9 years after becoming a member of from Nottingham Forest again in 2014, however throughout the second-half of final season, he was despatched out on loan to Hull Metropolis in a bid to obtain some common recreation time, the place he ended up making 12 begins within the second tier.
The Northampton-born shot-stopper nonetheless has one other two years to run on his contract with Eddie Howe’s aspect, however virtually being the final selection within the supervisor’s pecking order with Nick Pope, Martin Dubravka and probably additionally Loris Karius ahead of him, there’s an opportunity that each events may very well be on the lookout for a sale throughout the ongoing window.
Again in June, Soccer League World reported that the Whites and the 49ers have been long-term admirers of the 32-year-old however made it clear that he wasn’t their primary goal between the sticks, although if the next replace is to be believed, it appears they’ve since had a change of coronary heart.
Are Leeds signing Darlow?
Based on Sky Sports activities, Leeds are “battling it out” with Bournemouth to signal Darlow forward of the 2023/24 marketing campaign. Newcastle are but to obtain an “official bid” for the goalkeeper, nevertheless it’s reported that “talks have taken place” with each of the events and {that a} everlasting swap is “more likely to be agreed” with both the Cherries or the outfit at Elland Street.
Middlesbrough have been additionally “eager” to strike a deal, although they’ve pulled out of the race as a result of they “cannot match the wages on provide” from their opponents.
The place would Darlow slot in at Elland Street?
Leeds will know that they might lose Illan Meslier this summer season with the goalkeeper having publicly admitted that he can be open to a move to Chelsea ought to they pursue him, so the hierarchy might must enter the market to discover a alternative, and having been hailed “sublime” by journalist Josh Bunting previously, Darlow may very well be the proper successor.
The Unique Sports Group consumer, who pockets £30k-per-week, stored five clear sheets in 12 Championship appearances for Hull, with this spectacular type in such a brief period of time, additionally seeing him obtain a man-of-the-match award on the MKM Stadium.
The 6 foot 2 colossus moreover made 34 saves from 48 photographs on track in opposition to, giving him a hit charge of 75%, which was significantly increased than Meslier who recorded simply 59.5%, subsequently displaying how a lot of an improve he’d be on the present first-choice in LS11.
Lastly, Darlow has a particularly sturdy vary of passing with a 99.5% completion charge for brief makes an attempt and 97.2% for medium-length passes, so though he’s barely older than is right contemplating the membership ought to actually be aiming to land a youthful extra long-term recruit, he is an acceptable goal for the board to pursue this summer season.