Lucas Perri spotted at airport as Leeds United transfer edges closer
Leeds United are closing in on the signing of Lyon goalkeeper Lucas Perri.
Daniel Farke is desperate for a new number one after Illan Meslier nearly cost the Whites promotion last season.
The Frenchman was dropped in favour of Karl Darlow towards the end of the campaign, but he is not good enough to be starting in the Premier League.
It seems like the LS11 outfit are finally going to resolve their issues in the position.
Perri spotted at airport as Leeds move beckons
Perri looks set to make the move to Elland Road, and a new image would seem to confirm that he is on the way to their German training camp.
The 27-year-old has been spotted at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport ahead of his potential switch to the Whites.
Images shared by French journalist Hugo Guillemet (24 July) show the Brazilian getting ready to board a flight.
Leeds set to finally banish goalkeeping demons
Meslier was highly rated in his last stint in the top-flight, but he is not the same player as he was back then.
He was responsible for several goals conceded in the Championship last season, which could have cost Farke’s side had the German not dropped the 25-year-old.
Perri could make his Leeds debut as early as Sunday (27 July) in the Peacocks’ next behind-closed-doors pre-season friendly in Germany.
The former Brazil Under-23 star kept 10 clean sheets last campaign, conceding just 44 goals in 33 matches for Lyon.
If he can replicate that form in England, it could be the difference between staying up and going back down to the second tier immediately.
The Whites look like they have solved their problem position for years to come, unless there is a late twist in the tale.
The spine of the team now looks solid, with Perri between the sticks and physically imposing players such as Jaka Bijol and Anton Stach ahead of him; the only issue may be a striker.
There are doubts about Joel Piroe, and they have been linked with the likes of Nikola Krstovic and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, but it remains to be seen whether a new forward comes in before the deadline.
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