Leeds United are reportedly keen on the veteran Italian goalkeeper.
This might be why it’s called silly season, but Leeds United reportedly want Gigi Buffon.
According to The Daily Mail, Marcelo Bielsa will challenge other clubs to bring the veteran goalkeeper to Leeds, after being released by Paris Saint-Germain.
If – and it’s a massive, Matt Smith-sized if – it happens then it might comfortably be the shock of the transfer window, in terms of English football.
And it looks like one Whites player is a big fan of the rumour.
Sport Bible relayed The Mail’s report and highlighted Leeds’ reported interest on Instagram, in a post that was ‘liked’ by United star Mateusz Klich.
Leeds don’t shy away from recruiting household names these days. Hell, how else would they have lured Bielsa, a former Argentina manager, to West Yorkshire?
But in terms of profile, Buffon to Elland Road would be in another league to the appointment of Bielsa, but the Juventus legend is 41 years old and it’s just nonsensical that the Whites would try and sign him.
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