{"id":1096470,"date":"2026-07-18T07:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1096470\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T07:53:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:53:01","slug":"leeds-whites-offered-englands-next-goalkeeper-as-second-biggest-signing-ever-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1096470\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds: Whites ‘offered’ England’s next goalkeeper as second-biggest signing EVER announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leeds United<\/a> have announced their second-most expensive signing ever, with the arrival of Tarik Muharemovic now official, and the Whites are looking to follow that up with an exciting goalkeeper signing.<\/p>\n

Daniel Farke\u2019s side made signing a new centre-back a top priority following Pascal Struik\u2019s move to Brighton, and they settled upon the Bosnian international as their top target.<\/p>\n

Leeds<\/a> struck a \u00a334million agreement with Sassuolo to sign Muharemovic \u2013 the second-biggest fee in their history \u2013 and confirmed in an official statement<\/a> that the defender has joined.<\/p>\n

Now, Leeds and Newcastle United have been offered the chance to sign Brighton goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, with TEAMtalk understanding the Seagulls are increasingly open to cashing in on the England hopeful this summer.<\/p>\n

Rushworth\u2019s future at the Amex Stadium remains closely linked to Bart Verbruggen\u2019s situation, but sources have confirmed the 25-year-old has no intention of signing a new contract unless he is guaranteed the No.1 shirt.<\/p>\n

Brighton<\/a> are now prepared to sanction a permanent sale while Verbruggen remains at the club. If the Dutch international were to leave, Rushworth would be promoted to the No.1 role and stay on the south coast.<\/p>\n

However, with Verbruggen currently expected to remain, Brighton would rather cash in on one of England\u2019s brightest goalkeeping prospects this summer than risk losing him for a reduced fee further down the line or even nothing next summer.<\/p>\n

Leeds, Newcastle contacted over Carl Rushworth deal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coventry City, where Rushworth impressed during a successful loan spell last season, remain firmly interested in bringing him back.<\/p>\n

However, we can exclusively reveal that Leeds and Newcastle<\/a> have now been spoken to by intermediaries.<\/p>\n

Rushworth is regarded by many within the game as a future England international and a genuine contender to eventually succeed Jordan Pickford as the Three Lions\u2019 first-choice goalkeeper.<\/p>\n

Newcastle are looking for a new number one this summer and have been strongly linked with James Trafford<\/a>, but they have now been offered Rushworth, along with Leeds.<\/p>\n

Leeds\u2019 interest comes as Daniel Farke continues an extensive overhaul of his goalkeeping department.<\/p>\n

The Whites have already lost Karl Darlow after he agreed to become Manchester United\u2019s new No.2, while Illan Meslier has joined Arsenal after his contract at Elland Road expired.<\/p>\n

That currently leaves Brazilian Lucas Perri and experienced backup Alex Cairns in the squad, although Perri is also expected to move on, with Torino among the clubs showing strong interest.<\/p>\n

Leeds therefore want to recruit two goalkeepers this summer, including a new first-choice option.<\/p>\n

Rushworth a \u2018serious contender\u2019 to join Leeds<\/p>\n

As previously reported, Parma\u2019s Zion Suzuki remains one of their priority targets <\/a>\u2013 another linked with Newcastle.<\/p>\n

TEAMtalk understands Leeds have few concerns over the Japanese international\u2019s valuation of just under \u00a330million.<\/p>\n

Instead, the bigger issue is convincing Suzuki himself, with the goalkeeper believed to favour a move to a club competing in European competition.<\/p>\n

Leeds are therefore keeping multiple options alive.<\/p>\n

Manchester City\u2019s Trafford has been discussed internally, while Toulouse\u2019s Guillaume Restes has also been extensively assessed by the club\u2019s recruitment department.<\/p>\n

Rushworth has now emerged as another serious contender.<\/p>\n

Should Brighton decide to sanction his departure, Leeds and Newcastle are both well positioned to test the Seagulls\u2019 resolve, setting up an intriguing Premier League battle for one of England\u2019s most highly-rated young goalkeepers.<\/p>\n

READ MORE\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Leeds \u2018waiting\u2019 to shatter transfer record for \u2018dream signing\u2019 as insider rates chances of \u00a340m deal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United have announced their second-most expensive signing ever, with the arrival of Tarik Muharemovic now official, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1096471,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8814],"tags":[160,1169,748,393,560,163,4884,1860,2922,3047,101,100,16,15],"class_list":["post-1096470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-leeds","tag-all-the-news","tag-brighton","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-exclusives","tag-front-page","tag-great-britain","tag-leeds","tag-leeds-united","tag-newcastle-united","tag-premier-league","tag-transfer-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116939902588503590","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1096470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1096470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1096470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1096471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1096470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1096470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1096470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}