Karl Darlow is set to have a medical at Leeds today ahead of a £400k move
Newcastle United goalkeeper Karl Darlow is due to travel to Leeds United for a medical today ahead of a permanent deal for reported fee in the region of £400,000.
Eddie Howe confirmed after Newcastle’s Premier League Summer Series game against Chelsea in Atlanta on Wednesday evening that the 32-year-old would leave the Magpies’ pre-season tour of the United States in order to complete his move to Leeds, which Chronicle Live’s Lee Ryder has reported will be worth around £400,000.
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The Whites have already seen the likes of Tyler Roberts, Alfie McCalmont, Rodrigo, and Joel Robles complete permanent exits away for Elland Road, and Adam Forshaw has also been released following the expiry of his contract in June.
There have also been five loan exits from the club, too: Brenden Aaronson, Rasmus Kristensen, Diego Llorente, Robin Koch, and Marc Roca have all completed temporary departures away from the club for the 2023/24 season. Max Wober is set to be the sixth player to depart on loan once his loan move to Borussia Mönchengladbach is officially confirmed.
A managerial appointment has been made amongst all the chaos in West Yorkshire, during the middle stage of this summer, with two-time winner of the second tier with Norwich City being tasked with leading a promotion charge.
There remains to be many more changes behind the scenes this summer, with plenty still to be resolved for Leeds’ new majority owners, 49ers Enterprises, and Farke. The futures of players such as Illan Meslier, Cody Drameh, Junior Firpo, Tyler Adams, Luis Sinisterra, Willy Gnonto, and Crysencio Summerville all remain unclear
Leeds completed their first senior incoming thus far, in the form of versatile 22-year-old Ethan Ampadu, who has arrived at Elland Road on a permanent transfer from Chelsea. He joins on a four-year deal following several loan moves in England and abroad over the last few seasons
According to Fabrizio Romano, Bournemouth are now poised to land Inter Milan’s Romanian goalkeeper Ionut Radu on loan, and that will take them out of the race for Darlow, who they had reportedly previously been close to signing.
And shortly after Radu’s prospective move to the south coast was announced came the news of the Whites’ advancement of Newcastle United’s ‘keeper, as Graham Smyth, Phil Hay, and Keith Downie have all confirmed that talks are ongoing and advanced to bring the experienced goalkeeper to Elland Road.
