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Leeds United are very close to a Premier League return and should they achieve their goal, the Whites may look to upgrade Illan Meslier ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.
The Yorkshire club are currently second in the Championship and are set to battle it out with Ipswich Town for the final promotion spot with two games remaining.
Kieran McKenna’s side are a point behind Leeds with a game in hand but both teams have tricky fixtures coming up so there is room for the clubs to drop points.
Should Daniel Farke’s men return to the Premier League they will need to upgrade their team and hold onto key players such as Crysencio Summerville and Archie Gray.
One area of the pitch that may need one of these upgrades is the goalkeeper spot as Illan Meslier has not been convincing this season.
Speaking on the latest episode of the Square Ball Podcast, The Athletic’s Leeds correspondent Phil Hay feels that the French shot-stopper is the most obvious area that needs upgrading ahead of a potential Premier League return.
Will Leeds upgrade Illan Meslier?
Leeds journalist says Yorkshire club need a new goalkeeper
“I do wonder whether, and I have seen a bit of criticism about Meslier and I do understand it, I think there will be questions asked if they do go up whether they need to do something about the goalkeepers,” Hay said about Leeds goalkeeper situation.
“Had it not been Meslier this season and it had been Darlow, I am not convinced that would’ve been as good a setup or worked as well. The question mark for me over Meslier is usually his distribution more than anything and the quality of it.
“But based on the little I have seen of Darlow in the flesh, which isn’t much, I do think Meslier’s distribution is better than his, so it has been the right way round and right decision to have him as a number one from a choice of the two.”
