Bartlomiej Dragowski has rejected down interest from Cremonese with Leeds United maintaining
“strong” interest in him, according to La Nazione.
On January 12, the Italian publication revealed that the goalie for Spezia had turned down any
offers from the other Serie B team, as his present team sought to let him go.
Along with two teammates, the Pole is reportedly looking for a new home. However, it is also
reported that he will not be joining Hull City, the Whites’ Championship rival, because of his salary
of €1 million net per season [£860,000], as reported by Dominik Schneider of Fussball Transfers
on January 11.
The 26-year-old is being linked to Leeds United as a possible Illan Meslier replacement, who is
reportedly attracting interest from Celta Vigo.
The final standing club?
After Meslier had a terrible season that led to the Whites’ Premier League relegation, the
speculation of his departure has subsided considerably between this season and last.
However, the long-term starter has kept his top spot for Daniel Farke despite Karl Darlow’s
summer arrival, and during the first half of the season, his reputation has somewhat recovered.
Given how vital Meslier is to the team, along with attacking studs Georginio Rutter and Crysencio
Summerville, it seems improbable that the Germans would permit Meslier to play anywhere in
January.
Therefore, it would appear that any attempt to sign former Fiorentina goalkeeper Dragowski was
conducted with the future in mind, possibly to prevent him from leaving Elland Road in the
summer.
It is expected that Leeds United will lose some of its stars if they are not promoted back to the top
division.
With Spezia now in the Italian second division, it appears they are looking to save costs associated
with their Polish internationals. Given that Hull and Cremonese have presumably been ruled out,
the Whites may be their only remaining realistic choice.
A potential low-cost acquisition would make sense, but it would be interesting to see how Darlow
would react. Leeds’ rumored interest may have something to do with whether or not that makes the
terms of any trade more advantageous to them.
