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Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
What Leeds are getting with Perri
A new goalkeeper was high on the transfer wishlist for Leeds United, and now 6ft 5in Lucas Perri has been brought in from Lyon as as their seventh summer signing. Frenchman Illan Meslier has been Leeds' first-choice keeper for the past five seasons, but his tenure in goal has been marked by a string of high-profile errors. He was dropped by Sam Allardyce at the end of their most recent Premier League campaign in 2023, and also lost his place to Karl Darlow for the final seven matches of last season. Perri played in his native Brazil until joining Lyon in January 2024, although he did have a brief loan spell with Crystal Palace in 2019 (but didn't make an appearance). The 27-year-old kept 10 clean sheets in Ligue 1 last season and should bring some defensive confidence to the Leeds defence. He is famed for his lengthy throws but can also play the ball out with his feet, with his passing accuracy 6% better than Meslier's.
BBC News
3 days ago
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- BBC News
Perri 'worth points by himself' - but maybe 'not at Meslier's expense'
We asked for your views on whether Leeds United's latest summer addition Lucas Perri is an upgrade on Illan Meslier and whether he will be able to step up as Daniel Farke's number one this are some of your replies:Law: Fantastic news! I've stood by Meslier through thick and thin, as he has always had potential, but unfortunately something had to change. From what I've seen, Perri seems a fantastic new signing. Hopefully he can push on for us and then challenge for the Brazil number one Class is permanent, form is temporary. While nobody will argue against the fact that Meslier lost form last season, he remains a talented goalkeeper with close to 100 Premier League games under his belt and over 200 games for Leeds. To let someone of that pedigree go relatively cheaply is likely to bite us back in the future, particularly if he moves to an English rival. I'm sure that Perri will be a welcome addition to the squad, however I'm not so sure that this should be at the expense of Outstanding signing. He is worth points by himself with the performances I've seen. Go all out now and sign the two fellow Brazilians that we're in He looks like another decent signing. 6ft 5in but broader than Meslier. I just hope he is a box dominator because that has been Meslier's major area of I would actually keep Meslier. Perri might be the challenge he needs to drive himself back to his best, but he is also a better second choice goalkeeper than Karl Darlow, who will keep Perri on his Brilliant signing. I just hope he is allowed to distribute the ball like he does in the videos I've seen. It will stop putting our defenders under pressure and get us on the attack faster. We just need a striker and that is us ready for the new season. Well done to the board for backing the manager and keeping their word.
BBC News
3 days ago
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- BBC News
What Leeds are getting with Perri
A new goalkeeper was high on the transfer wishlist for Leeds United, and now 6ft 5in Lucas Perri has been brought in from Lyon as as their seventh summer Illan Meslier has been Leeds' first-choice keeper for the past five seasons, but his tenure in goal has been marked by a string of high-profile was dropped by Sam Allardyce at the end of their most recent Premier League campaign in 2023, and also lost his place to Karl Darlow for the final seven matches of last played in his native Brazil until joining Lyon in January 2024, although he did have a brief loan spell with Crystal Palace in 2019 (but didn't make an appearance). The 27-year-old kept 10 clean sheets in Ligue 1 last season and should bring some defensive confidence to the Leeds defence. He is famed for his lengthy throws but can also play the ball out with his feet, with his passing accuracy 6% better than Meslier's.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Leeds United confirm £15.6m transfer of goalkeeper Lucas Perri from Lyon - with Daniel Farke's new No 1 able to throw the ball 50 METRES
Leeds United have signed goalkeeper Lucas Perri from Lyon in a deal worth £15.6million. The 27-year-old Brazilian is expected to become the new No 1 in place of Illan Meslier. Perri's medical took place at Leeds' pre-season training camp in Germany and he was confirmed by the club on social media on Saturday night. With Frenchman Illan Meslier falling out of favour last season, a new keeper has been at the forefront of Leeds' priorities ahead of their return to the Premier League. Perri becomes Leeds' seventh signing of the summer window - and went viral last season after recording a mammoth 50 metre throw during a match for Lyon. He began his career at Sao Paulo and spent time on loan at Crystal Palace, where he didn't play, and Nautico. Perri signed for Botafogo in 2022 before making the move to Lyon for £3.25M in January 2024. Last season, he made 45 appearances across all competitions and kept 13 clean sheets for the French side. Despite finishing sixth in Ligue 1, Lyon were initially relegated to Ligue 2 due to the poor state of their finances. But that decision was overturned after the seven-time champions were successful in their appeal earlier this month.
New York Times
22-07-2025
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- New York Times
Leeds United new boy Jaka Bijol on the Premier League, a busy summer, and the Tour de France
Finding common interests with new colleagues is a crucial step in your integration with a new workplace. Jaka Bijol may have found that with Illan Meslier as he huddled around his phone on the team bus in the past few days. The Tour de France, cycling's most prestigious event, is currently unfolding around Meslier's home country. And not one, but two of cycling's greatest competitors are both from Slovenia, Bijol's home country. Advertisement Slovenia has a population of 2.1 million people, which is equivalent to Paris, but despite that tiny base, the country has caught lightning in a bottle twice, in the same era. Primoz Roglic, 35, has never won the Tour de France, but does have five titles across the sport's other two biggest events. Tadej Pogacar, meanwhile, may be 26, but he is already en route to his fourth Tour crown this month. The Slovenian is considered by many to already be the greatest cyclist in history. Is it any wonder Bijol, his compatriot, devours every stage of the great race when he can? 'I started watching with Primoz's successes,' he says. 'I would say it's maybe six or seven years. It grew from there. When Tadej was coming up it was hard for some Slovenians, who love Primoz, to accept. 'With Tadej, everything seems so easy — I would say he's the greatest in history. You see he loves what he does and everyone else respects him a lot.' Bijol is speaking to The Athletic after a morning of training in Germany, where Daniel Farke has taken Leeds United for a pre-season training camp. Unlike a nine-month football season, the Tour is only on for three weeks every year, so fans have to be committed to watching every day. Around Saturday's friendly with Manchester United, Bijol watched what he could. He doesn't think many of his team-mates understand the tactics of the sport, but Meslier took an interest when he saw the defender watching a stage on the team bus. 'When we played Man United, it was a big stage (in the Tour) as well,' he said. 'I watched it a little bit before and then I watched it at the end, after the game. I try to watch it for sure. 'You have to focus before the game, but for sure, I watch it every day when I can. For some, it's weird because they don't understand all the tactics and everything, but really, it's not more than (the tactics) in football.' Advertisement Bijol's been grafting with the rest of the team in Germany, having made his club debut on Saturday, but in the knowledge he won't make his competitive debut in next season's opener. When Everton visit on August 18, the centre-back will be suspended. In his final appearance for Udinese, Bijol received two yellow cards and was sent off. It may have happened in Serie A, but he and the club discovered last week he will still serve the suspension in the Premier League. 'Honestly, it's really disappointing for me because I really thought it wouldn't (carry over) — and it also wasn't even a red card, I would say,' he says. 'It's kind of crazy. I asked if we can do something about it, but it looks like I just have to accept it. 'There's still a lot of games left in the season. I'm sad to miss the first one, but there's going to be a lot of them left.' Bijol was the second of the club's new signings this summer. His transfer was announced on June 23. His Instagram account would show you he married his wife, Neza, on June 14. It's fair to say it's been a life-changing summer break for the 26-year-old. A career-defining transfer worth millions of pounds and a move to the UK cannot have been the easiest preparation ahead of the most important day of his and his wife's lives. 'It worked actually quite OK together,' he said. 'It's still a lot of stress in those few days. For sure, my wife was not so happy. 'It took a little bit of focus out of the wedding, but everything worked out really good. We managed to do that first and then focus on the transfer as well. It all turned out good, so I'm happy about it.' Bijol forms one quarter of what, on paper, looks like a formidable collection of Leeds centre backs. Vice-captain Pascal Struijk, Joe Rodon and fellow new arrival Sebastiaan Bornauw will all back themselves to be worthy of Premier League starts next term. Bijol came to West Yorkshire looking for a challenge like this. He sees the potential in Leeds and, though he admits he did not intimately know the club's history, he sees everything a footballer could want from this corner of the world. 'I didn't know a lot about Leeds, but I knew the basic stuff,' he said. 'It's a really big team, a successful team in the past that had some really good years, now recent years as well, of course, a relegation, but we know it's the hardest league in the world. Advertisement 'They're growing, they have a good vision now with the owners, with everyone inside the team. I see it as the club really has a lot of potential to grow still. 'The fanbase and everything around is the club is everything a footballer can wish for. It's a big challenge.' Top photo:
