Leeds United’s PSR situation wasn’t helped this season by a lack of significant sales. The 49ers haven’t managed to maximise value for assets currently not part of the plans.
Deadline day came and went without even a sniff of a new signing at Elland Road. In turn, it leaves Leeds gambling on the fitness of a few crucial players, no more so than Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
The 49ers did make an effort to strengthen up front, but even then, the club were not helped by a lack of pSR headroom generated through sales.
Illan Meslier set to leave Leeds United for nothing after quiet January window
We’ve spoken, as fans, a lot about the goalkeeper situation at the moment. Lucas Perri was rightly dropped, but Karl Darlow has come in and dropped a worse performance than the Brazilian.
Despite this, Illan Meslier unsurprisingly remains out in the cold and unlikely to ever play for the Whites again in the league.
There was very little serious interest in the Frenchman, meaning he stays put at the club for the remainder of the campaign.
Importantly, Meslier’s contract is due to expire in the summer. And, with his lack of involvement in Leeds’ battle to stay up, or even in the cup competitions, it looks virtually certain he’s going to be leaving for nothing in the summer.
A potential twist could be a move to Besiktas for the 25-year-old. Turkish journalist Yağız Sabuncuoğlu reports of contacts between Meslier’s representatives and Besiktas.
🚨 Beşiktaş, Leeds United forması giyen Illan Meslier'ın şartlarını sordu ve oyuncunun temsilcisiyle görüşme gerçekleştirdi.
— Yağız Sabuncuoğlu (@yagosabuncuoglu) February 3, 2026
Their interest in Meslier could well be true. We know that Besiktas are after a goalkeeper, having seen a bid for Perri rejected last week. The Turkish club have until February 6th to secure any last-minute signings.
49ers must improve on selling Leeds United assets at peak value
The lack of PSR headroom for Leeds comes down to the fact that we made just two sales during the summer. Sam Greenwood and Rasmus Kristensen left for a combined £7million.
That lack of outgoing business meant we were tethered to spending £100million. We’ve been watching Sunderland blow that out of the water after cashing in on two prize talents.
Our only way to get around that ceiling is to ensure we start getting better value for players. This doesn’t mean selling our stars, but getting money for those we are considering selling.
Of course, if Meslier doesn’t get interest in January, then we’re not going to be able to sell. That said, the club wanted £20million for him in the summer of 2024. That was clearly in response to serious interest, and didn’t agree an exit. Now, he’s leaving for nothing with his value dropping more and more ever since that Marseille interest.
Add to that Joel Piroe’s value ever-dwindling as reality sets in that he might not be viable in our survival bid. Now, we have more assets not being sold when they should have been.
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