Leeds United are back in the Premier League, and they have work to do this summer.
Indeed, Leeds will want to buck the trend of promoted teams going straight back down, and in order to do that, they need to make some signings.
Some of Leeds’ players are certainly good enough to make the step up – Ao Tanaka has been tipped to shine in the Premier League, while Pascal Struijk has been here before.
One area of concern at Leeds is the goalkeeper position.
Illan Meslier has made a number of mistakes this season, and he needs replacing.
Leeds have been linked with Daniel Peretz from Bayern Munich, and now, the German goalkeeper has made a claim that may interest a few Leeds fans.
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Photo by S. Mellar/FC Bayern via Getty Images
Photo by S. Mellar/FC Bayern via Getty Images
Daniel Peretz hails former Leeds star
Speaking to Goal, Peretz was asked to name his five favourite players in world football right now.
As you can imagine, Peretz namechecked some absolute superstars, and he reserved some praise for one former Leeds ace.
Indeed, Peretz named Raphinha as one of his favourite players in world football today.
Raphinha was of course at Leeds between 2020 and 2022 before making a move to Barcelona where he’s seriously kicked on.
Raphinha is a Ballon d’Or contender these days, and, intriguingly, he’s also one of Peretz’s very favourite players.
Leeds’ only signing from Bayern Munich
Peretz could join Leeds from Bayern Munich this summer, and that would be an interesting transfer.
Indeed, Leeds have plenty of history with Bayern Munich, dating back to the controversial 1975 European Cup final, and there’s been bad blood between the two clubs ever since.
Leeds have only ever signed one player from Bayern Munich in their history – Marc Roca.
Roca didn’t have the best of spells at Leeds, and he’s since left the club to join Real Betis.
Leeds almost signed Mickael Cuisance from Bayern Munich a few years ago, but they appeared to dodge a bullet with that one as Cuisance has struggled ever since those links.
Peretz could become only Leeds’ second signing from Bayern Munich if he arrives this summer.