YouTuber Conor McGilligan has urged that Leeds United might nonetheless be available in the market to signal a brand new centre-back earlier than the January window shuts.
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The most recent information popping out of the Premier League membership is that defender Diego Llorente is ready to affix Roma on mortgage for the remainder of the season with a possible obligation to purchase for £18m in the summertime.
By way of defensive incomings, the Whites are additionally closing in on a deal for Portuguese centre-back Diogo Monteiro. Nonetheless, the 18-year-old will not seemingly be anticipated to make an influence for Jesse Marsch’s first workforce instantly.
With that in thoughts, when speaking on the One Leeds Fan Channel, McGilligan has urged this might open up the door for a brand new defensive incoming.
He defined (03:55): “Despite the fact that Monteiro’s coming in, it does appear to be he will be going straight into the event squad.
“So Leeds are going to be down a physique, actually while you have a look at the make-up of that first workforce squad.
“So don’t be stunned if United go on the market and get a centre-back.”
He then urged the membership to get another person in, concluding. (6:00): “I would really like us to exit and get a centre-back, clearly with us letting Llorente go.”
One in, one out
If the Whites are going to earn £18 from Roma with this Llorente deal, they actually would possibly really feel as if they’ve a bit of additional money to go and spend on a brand new signing earlier than the winter window ends.
Nonetheless, they’ve already spent a good chunk of money thus far in January with Max Wober and Georginio Rutter each arriving and Weston McKennie additionally seems to be set to affix the membership too.
And with Monteiro probably coming in, it is not as in the event that they have not obtained some depth to fill any void left by Llorente – regardless that he has performed simply seven senior video games up up to now in his profession.
On high of that, Wober has already began to ascertain himself underneath Marsch nevertheless it stays unclear if he’ll play at centre-back or left-back in the long run. Maybe if he is seen as a fullback, the membership will certainly go in for a central defensive signing late on within the window.