{"id":292855,"date":"2025-07-26T08:44:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T08:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/292855\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T08:44:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T08:44:18","slug":"japhet-tanganga-to-clear-medical-amid-leeds-united-transfer-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/292855\/","title":{"rendered":"Japhet Tanganga to clear medical amid Leeds United transfer development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Leeds-United-Japhet-Tanganga-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Leeds United Japhet Tanganga\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Credit: Imago)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8959.jpg\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Pranav Shahaney\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Sat 26 July 2025 9:11, UK <\/p>\n<p>This story includes exclusive opinion from injury expert Dr Rajpal Brar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leeds United are reportedly keen on signing Millwall defender Japhet Tanganga this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/author\/drrajpalbrar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Rajpal Brar<\/a>, an injury expert, has assessed the Englishman\u2019s fitness from last season ahead of a potential transfer in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Tanganga played just 40 games in the Championship, missing a few games due to injury.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750196414_563_jaka-bijol-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jaka Bijol Leeds United\" class=\"wp-image-198613\" \/>Jaka Bijol joined from Udinese this summer. (Credit: Imago)<strong>Leeds United likely to consider many factors before making a decision on Tanganga<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elland Road<\/a> outfit are expected to take a closer look at the 26-year-old\u2019s game time over the past few years before making a decision, according to Dr Brar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/japhet-tanganga-exit-on-the-cards-as-leeds-united-plot-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds United are keen on Tanganga<\/a> and an exit could be on the cards for him this summer at the right price.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>Club<\/td>\n<td>Appearances<\/td>\n<td>Goals<\/td>\n<td>Assists<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Millwall<\/td>\n<td>61<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tottenham<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tottenham U23<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spurs U18<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tottenham YL<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Tanganga\u2019s career stats.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to\u00a0<strong>MOT Leeds News<\/strong>,\u00a0Dr Brar, a specialist in Physical Therapy and a Sports Scientist, said about Pobega: \u201cLeeds are expected to take a closer look at his game time and general pattern of injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was even a cracked bone in his wrist, but it did not seem that serious. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, that is unlikely to cause him any issues with his medical, but is still worth considering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/daniel-farke-leeds-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Leeds boss Daniel Farke gives a thumbs up\" class=\"wp-image-202677\" \/>Daniel Farke is eyeing reinforcements. (Credit: Imago)<strong>Daniel Farke is not expected to priortise another centre-back transfer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds United\u2019s<\/a> recent signings of Jaka Bijol and Sebastiaan Bornauw have significantly bolstered their defensive line, reducing the need for Tanganga. <\/p>\n<p>Bijol and Bornauw, both towering at 6ft 3in, provide physicality and aerial dominance, enhancing Leeds\u2019 set-piece capabilities. <\/p>\n<p>With Gabriel Gudmundsson also joining, the defence is well-equipped. <\/p>\n<p>Leeds are now prioritising attacking reinforcements, targeting a wide attacker like Feyenoord\u2019s Igor Paixao and a striker. <\/p>\n<p>These additions address critical needs in the final third, aligning with Daniel Farke\u2019s strategy to build a balanced, competitive squad for the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFloxY1SWsv0yud4k0u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MOT Leeds News WhatsApp channel<\/a> and turn on notifications to have all the latest, breaking Leeds United news sent straight to your phone.<\/p>\n<p>Related Posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Imago) Sat 26 July 2025 9:11, UK This story includes exclusive opinion from injury expert Dr Rajpal&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292856,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,70903,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-292855","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-japhet-tanganga","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114918659003948295","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292855","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=292855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/292856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}