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Leeds United have been off to a ”slow” start to the summer transfer window so far. The club have announced the arrival of Harry Wilson.
They will unveil Bosnian defender Tarik Muharemovic after agreeing a £34 million deal with Sassuolo.
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The defender arrives after the club sold Pascal Struijk to Brighton last month. Struijk left the club as he was not willing to commit beyond this season, and the Whites had to cash in for PSR reasons.
Leeds depart for pre-season in the US in just over a week.
Fans should be patient, as the club got most of their business done last season in the middle of training camp.
BBC journalist speaks on pressing Leeds United issue
Ahead of pre-season, Leeds United have just two first team goalkeepers under contract.
Alex Cairns agreed a new deal, and Lucas Perri remains at the club. The Whites have lost Karl Darlow and Illan Meslier, who both left on free transfers in the past few weeks.
Perri has been linked with a move to Italy this week, with reports that personal terms have been agreed.
BBC Radio Leeds‘ Johnny Buchan believes the club must address the goalkeeping problem.
“Unless the player is severely unhappy and wants to go somewhere, I don’t think there’s any point in letting him go out even on a loan deal – it’s a big risk.
“There is quite a chance that the number one goalkeeper is someone we don’t yet know and the number two goalkeeper is someone we don’t yet know and that is quite a big factor in terms of squad building and all those factors come in to it.
“It’s looking like the situation around the goalkeeper has become absolutely crucial to get sorted now, as soon as they can get it sorted.”
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49ers are working on the situation
Karl Darlow’s departure has complicated things in this transfer window.
Some fans expected him to stay after the season he had last year. The Welshman finished the campaign as the Whites’ first choice keeper over Lucas Perri.
With news that Perri is on his way out, the club are already targeting replacements.
Olympiacos’ Konstantinos Tzolakis is on the radar, as well as Parma star Zion Suzuki and Derby’s Jacob Zetterstrom. It is most likely that Leeds will bring in two keepers in the coming weeks to beef up the squad.