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His clean sheets have increased in 2024, with the Frenchman leading the way in that category, albeit just two have come since the international break, which may alarm Farke and his team, particularly as the season nears its end.

Despite several whispers and conjecture regarding Leeds’ goalkeeper over the summer, the Frenchman remained at Elland Road. Meslier was anticipated to leave Leeds this summer, and reports suggested the club would sell him.

Farke’s position between the sticks has remained intact in the league for virtually the whole season, and he knows who his number one is. Leeds have plenty of goalkeeping choices, including Karl Darlow, but the current number one is their most skilled option, the 24-year-old, who has appeared in 42 of 45 league games.

However, the Whites will be aware that Meslier is a player on whom they can easily profit, having paid roughly £5 million on the Frenchman in the summer of 2020, and with seven goals conceded in the last two games, there have been renewed concerns.

Leeds have recently been linked with an interest in Rotherham United’s Viktor Johansson, while Stoke City are also expected to make a bid in the summer now that their Championship status has been confirmed. He is in the final year of his contract with a relegated side, and it has been stated that Johansson has a release provision in his contract that will allow him to depart the Millers for about £1 million now that the club’s relegation has been confirmed.

He said: “The QPR game, for me, made my mind up quite comprehensively that we can’t keep relying on Meslier in the long-term. It proved once-and-for all, to a lot of Leeds fans who have been very vocal on social media, that Meslier should not be the number-one.

“Whenever the pressure is really on our team, he is rarely the one to bail us out, and is usually one of the first few to fold in actuality.

“Yes, he might pull off the odd great save – such as Leicester away or Sunderland away – or a top performance against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, but he’s still massively underperforming in a lot of metrics long-term over the course of a season.

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