Manchester City offered chance to sign Leeds United ace Illan Meslier in recent hours - Sky Sports - MOT Leeds New 17/8/23
By Daniel Feliciano
Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier has been offered to
Manchester City as a potential option for their goalkeeper issue after between
Stefan Ortega and Bayern Munich, reports Florian Plettenberg.
Writing on his personal Twitter account (17 August), the Sky
Sports journalist reports that the German champions want to sign Ortega as
cover for the injured Manuel Neuer but City don’t want to let the German leave.
That’s despite being offered other options to be their
number two goalkeeper this season, including Elland Road’s own Meslier.
“Stefan Ortega and FC Bayern is close to be OFF now after
further discussions last night and this morning” he wrote.
“Main reason: Man City/Guardiola still not willing to let
him go. Not open for another No. 2 – but several options were offered in the
last hours (Meslier and more).”
This is just what we need. When the club are finally
starting to get in control of our transfer situation, another key player is
being touted about by his representatives.
The French keeper was expected to leave this summer but has
earned his NO.1 shirt back ahead of summer signing Karl Darlow, with Daniel
Farke admitting he is the first-choice stopper as things stand.
But if Meslier would prefer to sit on the bench at Man City
than be the number one at Elland Road then we have little hope of convincing
him to stay should someone else come in and offer him a number one spot.
Thankfully City have said no at this time, but that could
well change if the Ortega situation were to change between now and the end of
the window.
