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Callum O'Connell
Mon 18 August 2025 11:57, UK
Illan Meslier is expected to leave Leeds United in the next few days as multiple Ligue 1 clubs are lining up formal offers for his signature.
That is according to former Man United and Sunderland chief scout Mick Brown, who remains very well-connected within the game, as he exclusively told Football Insider that the 25-year-old is keen to return to his home country before the window closes.
Daniel Farke has given the go-ahead for the goalkeeper’s sale following the arrival of Lucas Perri, and there is now a growing feeling that a new offer will be accepted.
Brown told Football Insider in April that Leeds would be open to offers for Meslier after completing a deal for his replacement as work was already underway.
Illan Meslier is increasingly likely to leave Leeds United.
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The £15.6million arrival of Perri from Lyon last month all but confirmed the Frenchman’s role under Farke, with Karl Darlow expected to resume his role as second-choice.
Farke is believed to have made the decision about Meslier’s future last season following significant errors in games against Portsmouth, Sunderland and Hull City.
This article contains exclusive comment from Mick Brown, a football transfer expert and former chief scout for Man United and Sunderland among others.
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Brown first told Football Insider in January that Leeds were looking to replace Meslier and hoped to move him on when the summer window opened.
Now, the former scout who has a wealth of experience in top-level player recruitment after over a decade at Man United during their most successful period, has insisted the Frenchman is finally edging closer to a move away from Elland Road.
“Leeds are still looking to get rid of Meslier,” he told Football Insider.
“There are a few clubs in France who I hear are lining up offers, and that’s a move he would like to make to go back to his home country.
“His position at Leeds has been in serious doubt for a while.
Daniel Farke is keen to move Illan Meslier on.
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“The manager doesn’t trust him, he made far too many errors last season and I think that’s when the decision was made to get somebody else in.
“Now they’ve gone and done that, it’s time for Meslier to move on.
“I think if any of those interested clubs make a move, it could be done very quickly, probably in the next few days because all parties want to do a deal.
“They want him gone, he’s happy to go, and there are clubs who want to bring him in.”
While outgoing deals remain a possibility at Elland Road, Farke is still keen to strengthen his squad with new additions before the transfer window closes.
Former Leeds goalkeeper Paul Robinson told Football Insider on 16 August that Manor Solomon should be Leeds’ priority before the window closes.
Manor Solomon could return to Leeds United.
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The winger has been a key target following his successful loan spell last season and there is a growing expectation that he could leave Tottenham.
Robinson previously told Football Insider that Solomon’s path back to Elland Road is clear after Thomas Frank missed the 26-year-old off a list of Tottenham’s wide options.
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