Leeds United will reportedly be among the clubs looking at Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford this summer.
The 23-year-old rejoined Manchester City last summer, two years after he was sold by the Premier League giants to Burnley.
He started his second spell at the Etihad Stadium as the main man between the sticks but was dislosged when Gianluigi Donnarumma arrived from Paris Saint-Germain.
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James Trafford has had to play second fiddle since his return to Manchester City. | Martin Rickett/PA Wire
Fresh Leeds United claim emerges
He said: “Leeds will be among a number of Premier League clubs who’ll be looking at Trafford’s situation come the summer window.
“Aston Villa are looking at him, Newcastle have held a long-term interest in Trafford as well and came close to signing him before he ended up going back to Manchester City.
“If Leeds were to stay up, it might be an area that they might look to strengthen in. [There is] lots of water to go under the bridge before anything happens on that front, but I’m sure there’ll be a lot of clubs who’ll be looking at Trafford’s situation.
“A lot will depend on what the player himself wants to do, if he wants to move away in search of regular first-team football come next summer.”
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James Trafford returned to Manchester City last summer after two years at Burnley. | Martin Rickett/PA Wire
Leeds United’s goalkeeping department
Leeds forked out a reported £15.6m to prise Lucas Perri from Lyon in the summer and like Trafford, the Brazilian started the season as number one.
Both Perri and Trafford were in action over the weekend, helping their clubs seal FA Cup wins over Birmingham City and Salford City respectively.
After keeping a clean sheet in Manchester City’s win over the Ammies, Trafford said: “I didn’t expect the situation [with Donnarumma] to happen but it happened, so just get on with it. So it’s happened so I work very hard every day and see what happens, give it my best shot.
“It’s football, you’ve got to keep grafting every day and the games that come, play as hard as you can. This is just another experience to add to my career and it has been a good learning experience.”