{"id":350701,"date":"2025-08-17T03:28:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T03:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/350701\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T03:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T03:28:22","slug":"manor-solomon-first-on-leeds-priority-list-after-thomas-frank-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/350701\/","title":{"rendered":"Manor Solomon &#8216;first on Leeds&#8217; priority list&#8217; after Thomas Frank confession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/manor-solomon-daniel-farke-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Manor Solomon could return to Daniel Farke's Leeds United\" 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\/08\/1755401299_925_IMG_2153-2-1.png\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Jonathan Burnett\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Sat 16 August 2025 21:00, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Manor Solomon should be a \u201cpriority\u201d signing for Leeds United this summer as they weigh up a \u00a320million move elsewhere.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the new edition of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7Atmejn4fSX2w7S8NBVKdv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Football Insider\u2019s Inside Track podcast<\/strong><\/a>, former Leeds, Tottenham and England goalkeeper Paul Robinson argued that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/manor-solomon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solomon<\/a> could still return to Elland Road this summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Football Insider<\/strong> revealed on 12 August that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> plan to accept offers of \u00a320million and above for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/exclusive-liverpool-plan-to-accept-ben-doak-offer-after-leeds-latest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds-linked Scotland winger Ben Doak<\/a>, but the 19-year-old is largely unproven compared to Solomon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/ben-doak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doak<\/a> managed three goals and seven assists on loan at Middlesbrough last season, but those numbers are dwarfed by the 10 and 12 respectively produced by Solomon in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/daniel-farke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Farke<\/a>\u2018s title-winning side.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson previously told <strong>Football Insider<\/strong> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/leeds-united-to-re-sign-manor-solomon-after-thomas-frank-confession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solomon\u2019s path back to Elland Road is clear<\/a> after Thomas Frank missed the 26-year-old off a list of Tottenham\u2019s wide options, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/leeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds<\/a> are yet to act on this.<\/p>\n<p>Solomon is unlikely to command the \u00a320m price tag which Liverpool are demanding for Doak this summer, and Robinson added that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham<\/a> won\u2019t stand in the way of a move for the Israel winger.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ben-Doak-Everton-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Liverpool Ben-Doak-Everton\" class=\"wp-image-688633\" \/>Leeds could beat Everton to Ben Doak\u2019s signature this summer (Credit: Hasan Karim, Breaking Media)<strong>Solomon \u2018not in Tottenham\u2019s thinking\u2019 amid Leeds return links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This article contains exclusive comment from Paul Robinson, a football pundit and former England, Tottenham and Leeds goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES<\/p>\n<p>Leeds are finally stepping up their attacking transfer plans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/leeds-have-better-offer-for-el-khannouss-than-newcastle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with an improved offer for Bilal El Khannouss<\/a> in the pipeline, and Solomon would be another sensible addition based on his performances last season.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7Atmejn4fSX2w7S8NBVKdv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Inside Track podcast<\/strong><\/a>, Robinson said that Solomon would be a much cheaper and more reliable option than Doak, particularly after the part he played in Leeds\u2019 Championship success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think a move from Manor Solomon would be first on the priority list\u201d, Robinson told <strong>Football Insider<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure they\u2019d have to pay \u00a320million for Manor Solomon, although he was excellent last year. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was interesting when Thomas Frank did his post-match after [Tottenham\u2019s] pre-season friendly, when they were talking about Son leaving \u2013 Manor Solomon and Bryan Gil didn\u2019t get a mention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt makes me think that [for] Manor Solomon, he\u2019s not in Thomas Frank\u2019s thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dominic-calvert-lewin-leeds-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Dominic Calvert-Lewin in Leeds United's home kit\" class=\"wp-image-729573\" \/>Leeds could yet U-turn on Solomon after signing Calvert-Lewin (Credit: Manh Tung, Breaking Media)<strong>Leeds line up attacking signings after Calvert-Lewin update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Farke\u2019s squad is half-ready for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> campaign ahead at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/elland-road\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elland Road<\/a>, with the defensive half of Leeds\u2019 team reinforced by six new signings in net, central defence, central midfield and left-back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/lukas-nmecha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lukas Nmecha<\/a> had been the Whites\u2019 only attacking addition of the window until their U-turn on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/leeds-make-calvert-lewin-transfer-decision-as-wage-demands-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dominic Calvert-Lewin, whose wages were deemed too expensive<\/a> before his now-imminent arrival at Elland Road. <\/p>\n<p>Solomon could find himself in a similar position later this month if Leeds still haven\u2019t found a better left-wing option, and he\u2019s got far more credit in the bank than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/dominic-calvert-lewin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Calvert-Lewin<\/a> as Farke weighs up his options.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Related Posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Imago) Sat 16 August 2025 21:00, UK Manor Solomon should be a \u201cpriority\u201d signing for Leeds 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