Tottenham and Newcastle United in talks to sign Robin Koch as Leeds United exit news emerges
Tottenham and Newcastle United are among the clubs to have held talks with Leeds United ace Robin Koch, according to 90min.
The publication added that the defender is expected to leave Elland Road this summer after the club’s relegation from the Premier League.
Leeds were demoted to the Championship on the final day of the campaign with a 4-1 loss to Tottenham at Elland Road.
“Manchester United and Tottenham are among the teams to have held talks with the representatives of Leeds United centre-back Robin Koch, 90min understands.”
“Koch joined Leeds in the summer of 2020 but is expected to depart the club this summer following their relegation to the Championship, and there are plenty of teams interested in keeping the centre-back in the Premier League.
“Indeed, sources have confirmed to 90min Man Utd and Tottenham have both spoken with Koch’s representatives, while Brentford, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest are also understood to have held exploratory talks.”
Highly sought-after
There is a lot of uncertainty around Elland Road following the club’s relegation to the Premier League, but one guarantee is that they will lose a handful of their star players this summer.
The same can be said for the likes of Leicester City and Southampton, who will be forced to say farewell to their main men, the majority of which will perhaps find it easy enough to find a new club in the top flight.
And Koch is one player that Leeds supporters are perhaps already prepared to see go, with the defender seemingly wanted by a whole host of top flight clubs.
Koch didn’t exactly cover himself in glory this season as Leeds conceded goal after goal, but the centre-back can hardly be to blame, with the Whites following short all over the pitch.
The defender has plenty of supporters, including former Leeds sporting director Victor Orta, who claimed the German is too good for the Championship, as per the Yorkshire Evening Post (31 January, 2020).
And he may just have done enough this season on an individual level to earn an immediate spot back in the Premier League, but his final destination is still up for debate.
In other Leeds United news, an exit for Georginio Rutter is now on the cards as a development regarding the striker emerges.