Caoimhin Kelleher has emerged as Leeds United’s top transfer target for the summer if they get promoted to the Premier League. The Whites want to sign a new number one to replace Illan Meslier regardless of whether he stays or goes. Several other Premier League clubs also have their eyes on the Irishman but it seems one of them won’t be signing him in the next transfer window.
He has been the number 2 at Liverpool behind Alisson Becker and wants to move on from the Merseyside giants in the summer transfer window.
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Caoimhin Kelleher wants to play week-in-week-out next season and would demand guarantees of regular football from clubs wanting to sign him next summer.
He would comfortably be the number one at Leeds if he ends up at Elland but the Whites need to secure promotion first and several other sides are pushing to sign the Ireland international in the summer transfer window.
Leeds have to worry about one less competitor in the race for Caoimhin Kelleher
Kelleher will enter the final year of his contract at Liverpool at the end of the season and is set to move on from Anfield in the next summer transfer window.
Leeds have their eyes on him but they cannot move for him until they secure promotion, which gives clubs such as Bournemouth an advantage in the race.
Chelsea are also interested in him as well and Tottenham have also been keeping tabs on him with a view to potentially signing the goalkeeper.
However, according to GiveMeSport, the north London club are almost certainly not expected to sign Kelleher in the next summer transfer window.
Spurs appreciate the Irishman but Guglielmo Vicario is their settled number one and they cannot give any guarantees over playing time to Kelleher.
That’s a deal-breaker for the goalkeeper who wants ironclad guarantees over being the number one from any club wanting to sign him ahead of next season.
Leeds depending on Kelleher delaying his decision on his next club
The Whites have been paying close attention to Kelleher and have identified him as their top goalkeeping target for the next summer transfer window.
However, Leeds are yet to secure promotion and unless that is done, they cannot make any substantive moves on him in the coming weeks.
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The Whites are trailing behind the goalkeeper’s other Premier League suitors who have the luxury of working on a deal to sign him even before the season ends.
Leeds will have to depend on Kelleher not wanting to make a decision immediately and hope that he takes his time to choose his next club.
The Whites will look to move on him as soon as they secure promotion but until then, their hands are tied behind their back.
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