Marcelo Bielsa needs to be planning ahead to sign a goalkeeper for Leeds United

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Leeds United are very short of options in goal, after Jamal Blackman’s injury.

Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has told Leeds Live that he has not even thought about signing a goalkeeper yet, and that could be a mistake.

Leeds are short of options in between the sticks as things stand, with Jamal Blackman’s loan having to end early.

Bailey Peacock-Farrell is now Leeds’ only senior goalkeeping option in their current squad.

But Bielsa insists that he hasn’t looked at signing a new stopper yet, as he wants to wait.

“I can’t answer to this question today because I haven’t thought about it yet,” Bielsa said.

“We still have a month of competition to play. And usually we think about this kind of thing when we get close to the date.”

Bielsa’s decision could turn out to be an error, as Leeds are potentially missing out on a great option by delaying.

The Daily Express have suggested that Aston Villa want Tom Heaton, as they look to solve their own goalkeeping problems.

And if Villa move while Leeds continued to stand still then they could harm their own promotion chances.

Peacock-Farrell may have made a brilliant penalty save in Leeds’ last match, but there are still question marks over his reliability.

And Bielsa shouldn’t stand by as one of his side’s promotion rivals potentially wraps up the signing of Heaton.