It seemed the 49ers were just as sick and tired of the goalkeeping troubles that have plagued Elland Road as the Leeds United supporters.
As a result, they forked out £40million to sign James Trafford from Manchester City. At just 23, Trafford is one of the most promising young goalkeepers in Europe. Many also expect him to go on and become England’s number one.
However, with Karl Darlow now at Manchester United and Lucas Perri looking as if he will leave this summer too, we need to sign a backup goalkeeper.
Recent reports have seen us linked with a ‘keeper from the Bundesliga. However, there are multiple hurdles that could prevent a potential deal.
Leeds United linked with Michael Zetterer
According to reports from Absolut Fussball, via Bulinews, Leeds are reportedly interested in Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Michael Zetterer.
The 31-year-old German made 22 Bundesliga appearances for Frankfurt last season as they finished 8th, three points off the 7th and final European spot.
Zetterer has reportedly been identified as a replacement for Perri, who seems to be on the verge of joining Torino. However, there’s a problem.
The report states that at the moment, the shot-stopper has no intention of leaving Frankfurt. Zetterer believes there is a possibility that he goes into next season as their first choice.
However, if Frankfurt do bring another goalkeeper in and annoint him as their first choice, this would increase the possibility of Zetterer leaving.
It sounds like Leeds should stay clear of Michael Zetterer
From reading the report, it sounds like Leeds should stay clear of the German ‘keeper.
By all accounts, it sounds like Zetterer still has intentions of playing regularly.
At Leeds, there is absolutely no chance of this happening now with Trafford in between the sticks. At best, Zetterer could be our goalie for the cup competitions.
The 49ers need to make it abundantly clear to any other goalkeeper they sign this summer that they will be playing a backup role to Trafford unless he suffers a major injury or goes through an incredibly poor run of form.
The last thing we need is to sign another goalkeeper who quickly becomes disgruntled after having not played much before demanding another move in a year from now. Ideally, any backup we bring in will have a wealth of top-flight experience too.
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