Junior Firpo’s future at Leeds United is under the scanner amidst talk of him leaving on a free transfer this summer. Leeds are yet to decide and any new offer of a new contract will hinge on the Whites getting promoted. Leeds have been looking at replacements but if they are vigilant they could bring back a former White who was loved by Marcelo Bielsa.
Firpo will be out of contract at the end of the season and Leeds United will not open talks over a new deal until they are certain of their promotion fate in the coming months.
Three clubs in Spain have approached to sign him on a free transfer but the defender wants more time to decide while Leeds ponder over whether to offer him a new contract in case they get promoted.
Leeds have also been looking at left-back options but the Whites could easily convince a former player to return to Elland Road in the summer if they are in the Premier League next season.
Marcelo Bielsa loved this former Leeds United academy product
Kalvin Phillips has been heavily linked with a return to Leeds but he has another ex-Whites teammate in the Ipswich squad who could be looking for a new club this summer.
With Ipswich Town set to get relegated back to the Championship, Lief Davis is expected to move on from Portman Road in the next summer transfer window.
The left-back is one of the few Ipswich players who are expected to attract interest from Premier League sides and a move away is likely on the cards.
Leeds are in the market for a left-back and the 25-year-old Newcastle-born player could be the ideal replacement for Firpo at Elland Road next season.
Davis was in the Leeds academy and made 14 senior appearances for the club before he left for Bournemouth in 2021. Bielsa loved him but the defender moved on to get more regular game time.
With Ipswich on the way down and Leeds on the way up, it could be the ideal time to bring the former White back to Elland Road in the summer.
He is the kind of attacking full-back that will suit Farke’s system
Davis is one of those players who could have made it big at Leeds had he stayed but a move made sense for him at that stage.
He was probably the best attacking left-back in the Championship last season and has impressed this year despite Ipswich struggling to stay in the Premier League.
A return to Leeds next summer, if they get promoted, would make sense both in terms of his career and the kind of profile the Whites would need in the summer.
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He has been playing under a progressive manager such as Kieran McKenna and should have no problem seamlessly blending into Daniel Farke’s style.
He is a major attacking threat but his pace and energy ensure he doesn’t get caught on the break by wingers, which would be handy at Leeds.
The Whites could also get him for a knocked down price given Ipswich’s bargaining power would be reduced if they get relegated from the top flight.
