{"id":1164157,"date":"2026-08-23T03:37:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T03:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1164157\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T03:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T03:37:30","slug":"club-having-doubts-about-signing-leeds-united-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1164157\/","title":{"rendered":"Club Having Doubts About Signing Leeds United Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">George Wood\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-quote\" style=\"display: block; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin: 30px 0px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\">Torino are having doubts about whether it is wise to spend so much money on <a style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/leeds-united\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds United<\/a> goalkeeper Lucas Perri.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A deal has been in place between Torino and Leeds for some time, based on a \u20ac1m loan fee and a \u20ac14m option to buy next summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Torino even seemed to have seen off competition for Perri from Marseille and it looked to be just a matter of time before the goalkeeper joined.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/logo-if-man.png\" alt=\"Inside Futbol\" class=\"if-preferred-source__logo\"\/><br \/>\n        Enjoying this story?<\/p>\n<p class=\"if-preferred-source__copy\">&#13;<br \/>\n        Add Inside Futbol as a preferred source on Google.&#13;\n      <\/p>\n<p>    <a id=\"preferred-source-button\" class=\"if-preferred-source__button\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=insidefutbol.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-label=\"Add Inside Futbol as a preferred source on Google\">&#13;<br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/google_ps_badge_dark_en@2x.png\" alt=\"Add Inside Futbol as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"if-preferred-source__badge\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Perri though was on the bench for Leeds\u2019 win at <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/nottingham-forest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nottingham Forest<\/a> in the Premier League on Saturday <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/2026\/08\/22\/heavy-silence-over-leeds-united-transfer-deal-with-club-raises-concerns\/724649\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and now there are real doubts about the deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to French outlet <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footmercato.net\/a3751104545335618377-om-le-torino-pourrait-annuler-la-signature-de-lucas-perri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Foot Mercato<\/a>, the Serie A side \u2018now have doubts about the wisdom of spending so much\u2019 to sign Perri, while there are some lingering questions about his fitness.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Leeds_Lucas_Perri_Celebrates_620_ofg.webp.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Torino have not cancelled the deal or walked away from signing Perri, but they are taking their time to make absolutely sure they want to proceed.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For the Leeds goalkeeper, the situation will be less than ideal, as he seeks to make sure he has regular game time this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<br \/>\n      Season&#13;<br \/>\n      Position&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">2025-56<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">14th<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">2024\u201325<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">1st (Championship, promoted)<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">2023\u201324<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">3rd (Championship, playoff runners-up)<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">2022\u201323<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">19th<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">2021\u201322<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">17th <\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n     &#13;<br \/>\n  Leeds United&#8217;s recent league finishes&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There is a possibility that Marseille could come back into the mix if Torino do not close the deal for the shot-stopper, but on what terms the cash-strapped French side might get involved is unclear.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With James Trafford having been signed by Leeds, the road to nailing down the number 1 spot at Elland Road is blocked for Perri.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Leeds_Daniel_Farke17_620_ofg.webp.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To play regularly, the former Lyon man will have to leave the Whites.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Leeds will also want to know what is happening with the Brazilian soon as it affects their own plans.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If Perri does leave then Whites boss Daniel Farke will likely want to dip into the market to sign a new number 2 goalkeeper and the time to do that is running out.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Leeds saw Karl Darlow and Illan Meslier both leave earlier this summer, leaving just Alex Cairns as the only other senior goalkeeper besides Trafford and Perri.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"George Wood\/Getty Images \u00a0 Torino are having doubts about whether it is wise to spend so much money&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1065140,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,89195,94810,16,15],"class_list":["post-1164157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-leeds","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-leeds","tag-lucas-perri","tag-torino","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117142740810856593","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164157","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=1164157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1065140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1164157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1164157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1164157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}