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Leeds United have a big game against Manchester United tonight. However, behind the scenes, the club are preparing for the summer transfer window.
Daniel Farke’s men are yet to secure Premier League survival and need a couple of good results in the final seven games of the season to ensure survival in the top flight.
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However, Leeds are hopeful that they will survive, and the club are planning accordingly to strengthen their squad in the upcoming summer transfer window.
The Whites have already identified a few targets, including signing a new goalkeeper. However, they could miss out on one of their top targets, Coventry City.
Frank Lampard is poised to hijack a top Leeds United target
Carl Rushworth is having an impressive season at Coventry City, who are marching towards securing automatic promotion under Frank Lampard.
Brighton loaned out the 24-year-old goalkeeper to Coventry, and the Seagulls see him as their long-term number one from next season onwards.
However, Leeds have identified him as a potential number one target and are interested in taking him to Elland Road if they survive in the Premier League.
But according to TEAMTalk, Lampard is not ready to lose Rushworth and is interested in extending his stay at Coventry if they get promoted to the Premier League.
The Coventry boss sees him as a long-term solution for Coventry and is ready to convince him to stay at the club on a permanent deal in the summer.
Newcastle and Manchester United are almost amongst the clubs that have been keeping tabs on Rushworth.
Leeds need a goalkeeper in the summer if they survive in the Premier League. However, signing Rushworth would be complicated in the upcoming window.
The Whites need a new goalkeeper
Lucas Perri’s FA Cup heroics against West Ham cannot mask the fact that he has been too inconsistent to be a number-one goalkeeper at a Premier League club.
While Karl Darlow has looked more solid than the Brazilian between the sticks for Leeds, he has not been flawless, and his contract will expire at the end of the season.
Leeds need a goalkeeper who can come in and make the spot his own next season, if the Whites are still in the Premier League.
Rushworth is proving himself in a team that will likely get promoted, and Brighton’s long-term plans for him show that they rate him.
The Whites may need to spend big to solve a major issue in the squad and bring in a top-quality goalkeeper in the summer transfer window.