Stoke City Keeping Top Talent Out Of Leeds United’s Clutches
Leeds United are missing out on a Stoke City star who is set to pen a new contract with the Potters before being loaned out, according to journalist Mike McGrath.
The Elland Road outfit want to strengthen for life in the Premier League, but also have an eye on the future and promising young stars.
That has led them to Stoke for a potential signing, but their hopes are set to be dashed by Mark Robins’ men.
Leeds are keen on 19-year-old forward Emre Tezgel, however Stoke are firmly opposed to losing him and have been working to keep him.
Those efforts have paid off as the England Under-20 star is putting pen to paper to a new two-year contract at Stoke.
He did feature in 12 Championship games for the Potters in the recent season, but Stoke have different ideas for him next term.
They will send Tezgel out on a loan spell in order to speed his development with more regular game time.
Mat Sadler was often all praise for Lowe, but Walsall were dealt a blow when he was recalled by Stoke, something which served to derail their automatic promotion hopes.
Lowe then struggled to feature at Stoke in the second half of the season, something that disappointed former Championship striker Sam Parkin.
Stoke may well be keen to avoid Tezgel being on the fringed as Lowe was when he returned to the Potteries.
As well as Championship involvement, Tezgel scored eleven goals in just five Premier League 2 games this season, catching the eye.
Italian giants Lazio are continuing their effort to land Leeds United’s soon to be out of contract defender Junior Firpo in the summer transfer window.
Leeds are back in the Premier League after a two-year hiatus and they are preparing for life in the top division under Daniel Farke’s management.
The Yorkshire giants are expected to be busy in the upcoming window as they have several positions in their mind to strengthen, with the focus expected to be the spine of the team.
Leeds could have to bring in a new left-back as Firpo has not yet penned a new deal despite the club having been in talks with him.
After the end of June, the defender will be free to move elsewhere if he does not sign a new contract.
