{"id":26892,"date":"2025-11-18T12:39:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/champions-league-giants-want-to-sign-leeds-player-49ers-ready-to-sell\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T12:39:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:39:52","slug":"champions-league-giants-want-to-sign-leeds-player-49ers-ready-to-sell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/champions-league-giants-want-to-sign-leeds-player-49ers-ready-to-sell\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League giants want to sign Leeds player, 49ers ready to sell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/champions-league-giants-want-to-sign-leeds-player-49ers-ready-to-sell\/#Pressure_on_Falke_ahead_of_Leeds_vs_Aston_Villa\" >Pressure on Falke ahead of Leeds vs Aston Villa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/champions-league-giants-want-to-sign-leeds-player-49ers-ready-to-sell\/#Inter_Milan_keen_to_sign_Leeds_goalkeeper_Meslier\" >Inter Milan keen to sign Leeds goalkeeper Meslier<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/champions-league-giants-want-to-sign-leeds-player-49ers-ready-to-sell\/#An_academy_star_who_has_never_played_first-team_football_at_Leeds_could_replace_Bijoor\" >An academy star who has never played first-team football at Leeds could replace Bijoor.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Leeds United are set to offload a first-team player in the January transfer window and are currently attracting interest from the Champions League giants.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pressure-on-farke-ahead-of-leeds-vs-aston-villa\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pressure_on_Falke_ahead_of_Leeds_vs_Aston_Villa\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Pressure on Falke ahead of Leeds vs Aston Villa<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Daniel Farke is perhaps the Premier League manager under the most pressure as club football prepares for its return.<\/p>\n<p>The Whites head into Sunday&#8217;s home clash with Elland Road, having overcome two disappointing away defeats to Brighton and Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Leeds&#8217; upcoming fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>date<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Aston Villa (h)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>November 23rd<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>manchester city (a)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>November 29th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>chelsea<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>December 3rd<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>liverpool (h)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>December 6th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Brentford (a)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>December 14th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>crystal palace (h)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>December 21st<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>sunderland (a)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>December 28th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Falke, who are currently just one point above the relegation zone, insisted his team was not panicking.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_6\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;In my dream version, we&#8217;re never in any danger. Yes, everything is a little tight right now, but nothing. We&#8217;re not panicking anyway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;We can&#8217;t influence that much what the outside world is thinking or trying to think. We&#8217;re very calm. We know what we have to improve on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Leeds have already been linked with a number of managers to replace Yorkshire manager Farke, including former RB Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig manager Marco Rose and former Tottenham and Nottingham Forest manager Ange Postecoglou, but both are currently unemployed.<\/p>\n<p>However, the 49ers Enterprise is willing to let Falke go until January in order to turn things around, and the departure of one player could become a reality in the winter transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inter-milan-keen-to-sign-leeds-goalkeeper-meslier\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Inter_Milan_keen_to_sign_Leeds_goalkeeper_Meslier\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Inter Milan keen to sign Leeds goalkeeper Meslier<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Inter Milan are interested in signing Ilan Meslier in 2026, according to an Italian report relayed by Sport Witness.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds are prepared to sell the goalkeeper, who is out of contract at the end of the season, in the January transfer window, but Inter and rivals AC Milan are eyeing a free transfer in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Both Milan sides have a good relationship with Meslier&#8217;s agent, Pini Zahavi, who is keen to find a new home for the Frenchman, with the goalkeeper, who missed out on Leeds in 2025\/26, being prioritized over new signing Lucas Perrie and Wales number one Karl Darlow.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if Meslier&#8217;s situation remains the same, he could sign a pre-contract agreement with either Inter or AC Milan in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers may struggle to recoup the \u00a35m they spent on Meslier in 2020, which would have been hard to believe a few years ago when the former keeper was worth \u00a350m at Elland Road.<\/p>\n<p>Inter are currently tied at the top of the Champions League group with four wins out of four, but have conceded just once in that time.<\/p>\n<p>Current goalkeeping candidates for 2026 include Yann Sommer (36), Raffaele Di Gennaro (32) and Josep Martinez (27), and it appears Meslier could join or replace one of this trio.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"academy-star-who-39-s-never-played-a-senior-minute-for-leeds-could-replace-bijol\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_academy_star_who_has_never_played_first-team_football_at_Leeds_could_replace_Bijoor\"><\/span>\n            <strong>An academy star who has never played first-team football at Leeds could replace Bijoor.<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds United are set to offload a first-team player in the January transfer window and are currently attracting interest from the Champions League giants. 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