{"id":43174,"date":"2026-02-13T04:53:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/leeds-united-keen-to-sign-26-year-old-man-united-star\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T04:53:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:53:32","slug":"leeds-united-keen-to-sign-26-year-old-man-united-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/leeds-united-keen-to-sign-26-year-old-man-united-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United keen to sign 26-year-old Man United star"},"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\/2026\/02\/13\/leeds-united-keen-to-sign-26-year-old-man-united-star\/#Tyrell_Malasia_is_struggling_at_Man_United\" >Tyrell Malasia is struggling at Man United<\/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\/2026\/02\/13\/leeds-united-keen-to-sign-26-year-old-man-united-star\/#Can_Leeds_United_revive_Malasias_career\" >Can Leeds United revive Malasia&#8217;s career?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leeds United are reportedly considering a bold summer move for Manchester United left-back Tyrell Malasia, with Sport Boom suggesting the Yorkshire club are monitoring his situation ahead of a potential free transfer.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>It remains unclear which division Leeds will compete in next season, but plans are already well underway behind the scenes as Daniel Farke looks to strengthen key areas of his squad.<\/p>\n<p>The left-back position is also thought to be an area under consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Malasia, who has Premier League experience and is only 26, could represent a calculated gamble on the upside.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds United have Gabriel Gudamundsson and Sam Briam in the left-back position, but Los Blancos are looking to add more depth in that department.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tyrell_Malasia_is_struggling_at_Man_United\"><\/span>Tyrell Malasia is struggling at Man United<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Malasia joined Manchester United from Feyenoord in 2022 for around \u00a315 million.<\/p>\n<p>He initially competed with Luke Shaw for the starting spot at Old Trafford, impressing with his aggression, defensive tenacity and willingness to press high up the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>However, a serious knee injury dramatically hampered his progress and sidelined him for nearly 18 months. He then suffered a number of setbacks that limited his staying power and raised concerns about his long-term durability.<\/p>\n<p>There were hopes that Malasia would leave United last summer, but no deal materialised.<\/p>\n<p>He has gradually worked his way back into the first-team set-up, but with his contract coming to an end, it looks increasingly likely that he will leave.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_Leeds_United_revive_Malasias_career\"><\/span>Can Leeds United revive Malasia&#8217;s career?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tyrell Malasia plays for Manchester United (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Falke&#8217;s tactical system demands intensity and energy from wide defenders, especially in the transition phase.<\/p>\n<p>Malasia&#8217;s natural attributes, pace, pressing ability and attacking support from deep positions would fit that profile.<\/p>\n<p>But the key question is whether Leeds can rely on a player who has experienced serious fitness problems in the past.<\/p>\n<p>If Malasia can rediscover his fitness and rhythm, he could prove to be a shrewd signing, but it remains a calculated risk for Leeds United.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>25-year-old to leave Leeds United this summer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds United are reportedly considering a bold summer move for Manchester United left-back Tyrell Malasia, with Sport Boom suggesting the Yorkshire club are monitoring his situation ahead of a potential free transfer.It remains unclear which division Leeds will compete in next season, but plans are already well underway behind the scenes as Daniel Farke looks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-43174","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}