Former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson has described Liverpool hero Caomhin Kelleher as the “perfect fit” for Leeds United, should they earn promotion to the Premier League this season.
Kelleher has been superb for the Reds in recent months, filling in for Alisson admirably and ensuring that Arne’s Slot side sit top of the league table.
That one bad mistake away to Newcastle United aside, the Irishman has been a model of consistency, and he will have a big decision to make at the end of the season.
With Alisson clearly first choice and Giorgo Mamardashvili likely to come in next summer after a season on loan at Valencia, it may be the right time for Kelleher to enjoy a new challenge.
Speaking to Football Insider, Robinson talked up the idea of the 26-year-old joining Leeds, assuming they earn promotion from the Championship to the Premier League:
“It’s certainly a position that’s in the press at the moment with Leeds with Meslier. Meslier is a top goalkeeper, I just think he’s a confident goalkeeper, [he] plays well when he’s playing well, as daft as that sounds.
“When there’s any type of criticism or there’s goals that go in, he becomes susceptible and he makes the wrong decisions. Daniel Farke’s not afraid of making big decisions and he’s got Karl Darlow there as a [number] two so if he needed to change it he would have changed it up.
“Kelleher, he would be a perfect fit at Leeds if that was to be his next destination if they went into the Premier League. Meslier struggled like a couple of others in the Leeds side in the Premier League.
“The future for Kelleher is not the natural successor to Alisson as we thought it was going to be. So Alisson, for another season or two with Mamardashvili behind him, looks the way forward that Liverpool are going to go, and Kelleher will, guaranteed, go and play football somewhere else. It’s important for him that he does.”
Our thoughts on Kelleher joining Leeds…
For all of Kelleher’s excellence as a goalkeeper, 2025 seems like the natural conclusion to his Liverpool career.
His squad status at Anfield isn’t going to change, especially with Mamardashvili coming in as Alisson’s long-term heir, and the Republic of Ireland international needs to be No.1 at another big club.
Leeds certainly fit into that category, even if they are playing Championship football currently, and Kelleher could be a fantastic addition for them, having been hailed as “outstanding” by Slot.
That said, the Liverpool ace may have loftier ambitions than the Whites, instead wanting to be a key man for a team playing European football of some kind.