Leeds making enquiries to sign “incredible” £60,000-a-week Suzuki alternative

Leeds United have been making multiple enquiries to sign Juventus goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio, as their search for a new goalkeeper continues.

Lucas Perri’s future at Elland Road is up in the air, after a shaky debut campaign, in which he was replaced by Karl Darlow in the starting XI, and Leeds have been targeting Parma star Zion Suzuki as a replacement, with the 23-year-old starring for Japan at the World Cup.

However, a fellow Serie A goalkeeper has now emerged as an option, namely Di Gregorio, who kept 13 clean sheets in the league last season, which was the fourth-highest number in the division, and eight more than Suzuki.

The Juventus shot-stopper, who rakes in £60,000-a-week, recorded a save percentage of 70.9% across the Serie A season too, slightly more than Suzuki’s 70.2%.

Matteo Belloni, the goalkeeper’s agent, has also made it clear his client is constantly striving to improve, and has the correct “mentality” to succeed, saying: “He’s working hard to improve continuously. He set up a gym at home so he could train on his days off. He has an incredible mentality, and his desire is to be part of a Juventus side that rewrites history and wins important trophies.”

As revealed by Corriere dello Sport (via Sport Witness), Leeds have been in constant contact to sign Di Gregorio, and the goalkeeper is now likely to leave the Serie A side this summer.

Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez and Tottenham Hotspur’s Guglielmo Vicario have been identified as replacements for the Italian, with Juve looking to raid the Premier League.

Suzuki remains the Whites’ top target, but the 28-year-old has now been identified as an alternative option. It will be important to get at least two new goalkeepers through the door this summer, with Karl Darlow joining Manchester United and Illan Meslier signing for Arsenal.