{"id":131117,"date":"2025-05-25T16:52:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/131117\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T16:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:52:20","slug":"really-good-fit-leeds-united-urged-to-sign-30m-crystal-palace-target-from-relegated-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/131117\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Really good fit’… Leeds United urged to sign \u00a330m Crystal Palace target from relegated side"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is a growing trend with promoted sides raiding relegated teams for their best players and this summer looks like it will be no different, as Leeds United look to make a few additions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leeds<\/a> have been linked with signing players that have represented all three of the relegated clubs from the Premier League<\/a> this season, with Kalvin Phillips the likeliest after his season-long loan at Ipswich.<\/p>\n

Graeme Bailey has told LeedsUnited.News<\/strong> he would be surprised if Phillips doesn\u2019t return to his boyhood club<\/a> this summer. Elsewhere, Aaron Ramsdale is under consideration<\/a> at Leeds as he leaves Southampton.<\/p>\n

At Leicester, Jamie Vardy is available on a free and has been touted with a move to Elland Road<\/a>. Now, one of Ramsdale\u2019s Southampton teammates is a target for Leeds as well as Crystal Palace in a \u00a330m deal.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by James Holyoak\/MB Media\/Getty ImagesLee Hendrie thinks Leeds should sign Mateus Fernandes<\/p>\n

Leeds have made Southampton\u2019s Portuguese midfielder Mateus Fernandes a priority<\/a> this summer, with The Saints requesting a \u00a330m<\/a> fee. However, reports say Palace are also interested in landing the player.<\/p>\n

Fernandes was one of Southampton\u2019s only bright sparks this season, having a hand in eight goals for the Saints from a number of positions in midfield. Bought for \u00a315m, Southampton want to double their cash.<\/p>\n

Discussing the reports that Leeds are keen, Lee Hendrie<\/a> told FLW<\/a>: \u201cI think he will leave. He\u2019s another very good player that I think would fit the bill for Leeds for how they play. He\u2019s got a little bit of everything.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s another very good player that would fit the bill for Leeds. Got a little bit of everything. He would be a really, really good signing. I watch their signings: flamboyant, skill \u2013 he\u2019s got that in abundance.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt would be a really good fit for Leeds, and for him. Obviously, Premier League, and an exciting team that where you might get a bit more out of him. Very good player, and it would be a good signing for\u00a0Leeds.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Matt Watson\/Southampton FC via Getty ImagesFernandes\u2019 versatility makes him the perfect summer signing<\/p>\n

The Portugal U21 international has shown this season that he can play in a number of different roles. He has the toughness to play in the middle of the park or even in front of the defence, but the flair as a 10.<\/p>\n

It comes as little surprise that clubs are interested in keeping Fernandes in the Premier League. Leeds need midfielders, but also a no.10. Signing Fernandes helps cover both positions and even save money.<\/p>\n

It would mean Leeds don\u2019t necessarily need to bring in three new players, a new no.10 and two central midfielders. They could instead sign a 10 that can play deeper, and then just bring in one more midfielder.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is a growing trend with promoted sides raiding relegated teams for their best players and this summer…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131118,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,57809,1860,55980,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-131117","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-lee-hendrie","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-mateus-fernandes","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131117","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=131117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}