{"id":209486,"date":"2025-06-24T04:46:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T04:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/209486\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T04:46:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T04:46:13","slug":"illan-meslier-agrees-leeds-united-exit-to-turkey-set-to-jet-away-for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/209486\/","title":{"rendered":"Illan Meslier agrees Leeds United exit to Turkey, set to jet away for good"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Farke-Meslier-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Daniel Farke, Illan Meslier\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Credit: Hasan Karim\/Imago)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750740369_15_eca62851c76ed78ed04ae8d3a8954940\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Aheed Abrar\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Mon 23 June 2025 21:53, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Illan Meslier could soon be on his way out of Leeds United after a disastrous end to the season for the goalkeeper at Elland Road.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/opinion\/illan-meslier-exit-near-as-door-opens-for-leeds-united-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Farke dropped the ex-Lorient ace<\/a> from his starting lineup at the end of the previous campaign as he consistently made glaring errors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/news\/stuart-dallas-responds-to-karl-darlow-after-huge-leeds-united-message\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karl Darlow was trusted at Elland Road<\/a>, and it would be surprising to see the French shot-stopper retaining his place at the Whites after Premier League promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Galatasaray have wanted to sign Meslier [<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Omercanozmen10\/status\/1932438192050872324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Omercan Ozmen<\/a>], and he\u2019s now set to jet away for good soon, with his future likely away from West Yorkshire.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Illan-Meslier-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Leeds United goalkeeper Illan Meslier\" class=\"wp-image-191903\" \/>Meslier looks on his way out of Leeds. (Credit: Imago)<strong>Fenerbahce agree transfer for Leeds United goalkeeper Meslier as travel to Istanbul expected this weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fenerbahce have reached an agreement with Leeds goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/illan-meslier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meslier<\/a> over a transfer this summer, according to Ajansspor.<\/p>\n<p>The news outlet reported on X (23 June) that the Turkish outfit are set to sign the French shot-stopper to replace Dominik Livakovic.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>Competition (2024\/25)<\/td>\n<td>Appearances<\/td>\n<td>Goals conceded<\/td>\n<td>Clean sheets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Championship<\/td>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Meslier\u2019s Championship record last season.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been claimed that the 25-year-old is expected to travel to Istanbul this weekend, with his stint at <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elland Road<\/a> seemingly coming to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Farke will now undoubtedly want <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/owners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">49ers Enterprises<\/a> to sign a quality number one at the West Yorkshire outfit as he hopes to save them from immediate relegation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tr\" dir=\"ltr\">Ajansspor \u00d6zel \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aygunozipek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aygunozipek<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udde4 Fenerbah\u00e7e\u2019de Livakovic ile yollar ayr\u0131ld\u0131. Fenerbah\u00e7e, Leeds United tak\u0131m\u0131n\u0131n file bek\u00e7isi Illan Meslier ile her konuda anla\u015fma sa\u011flad\u0131.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udeeb Futbolcunun hafta sonu \u0130stanbul\u2019a gelmesi bekleniyor. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8AmV3dAVaB\">pic.twitter.com\/8AmV3dAVaB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ajansspor (@ajansspor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ajansspor\/status\/1937241976421884188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Paraag Marathe must sanction transfer for quality goalkeeper at Leeds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/opinion\/leeds-have-djordje-petrovic-transfer-boost-after-latest-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic is a target<\/a> for Leeds this summer, and it makes sense considering his impressive displays on loan at Strasbourg last season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/exclusives\/leeds-united-door-opens-to-seal-outstanding-ramsdale-signing-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southampton shot-stopper Aaron Ramsdale<\/a> is another option for the Whites in the ongoing transfer window, and they\u2019ll be getting a quality player if the Englishman can get back to the form he showed at Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>While Darlow managed to replace Meslier in between the sticks towards the end of the previous campaign, the Wales international can\u2019t be expected to be the undisputed number one in the top flight.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds have a massive decision to make regarding their next goalkeeper, and that could potentially make or break their campaign.<\/p>\n<p>A good shot-stopper can arguably be the difference in helping the Whites survive the drop next season from the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The West Yorkshire outfit have already bolstered their defence with Jaka Bijol and must now focus on signing a new goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>Meslier rightly lost his place in the team after some major errors, and it makes sense for him to kickstart his career elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Related Posts<\/p>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Hasan Karim\/Imago) Mon 23 June 2025 21:53, UK Illan Meslier could soon be on his way out&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209487,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[94,337,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-209486","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-illan-meslier","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209486","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=209486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}