Leeds United are in the hunt for a new goalkeeper this summer, as it is evidently clear that Illan Meslier is not seen as a solution in the Premier League next season. The Whites have been stepping up their efforts to bring in a new number one in the ongoing transfer window.
Meslier made a few costly mistakes in the Championship last season and was eventually dropped towards the end of the campaign as the Whites won promotion to the Premier League.
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The Frenchman has been heavily linked with a move away from Leeds, and the Yorkshire giants have been looking at several goalkeepers with a view to securing a deal for a new number one soon.
Leeds have been ramping up their efforts to bring in a new goalkeeper, and a concrete move is expected to be made for a shot-stopper in the ongoing summer transfer window.
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Leeds United add Mainz goalkeeper to their shortlist of targets
Leeds want a big and strong presence between the sticks in the Premier League next season, who will dominate the penalty box with his defenders.
According to The Athletic’s Beren Cross, Mainz’s 6 ft 4 goalkeeper Robin Zentner is on Leeds’ shortlist of goalkeepers in the ongoing summer transfer window.
The 30-year-old German goalkeeper is seen as an experienced option who could come in and command the box for Leeds in the Premier League.
A product of the Mainz academy, Zentner has made 211 appearances for the club and has kept 48 clean sheets in the process.
He has three years left on his contract at Mainz, and the German club are likely to demand a significant transfer fee before agreeing to sell him.
Zentner will be a significant upgrade on Meslier
Zentner has spent all his life in the Bundesliga and could take a while to adapt to the Premier League if he joins Leeds in the ongoing summer window.
However, he would be a significant upgrade, and would command the far better than Meslier ever did when the Whites were last in the Premier League.
His ability to find his man from long kicks could also come in handy in a season where Leeds would likely struggle to control possession and would play on the break.
Meslier’s time is up at Leeds this summer, and the Whites would do far worse than signing Mainz’s Zentner in the ongoing summer transfer window.
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