Leeds United have made a terrific start to the season and sit third in the Premier League table after the first four league games.
The 4-1 win over Newcastle United on Monday night was a momentous occasion under the lights at Elland Road as Leeds bullied an established Premier League team.
Their recruitment team have earned praise for improving the quality of the squad and the starting eleven, but Leed also needed to move on several players to balance their squad.
The club had to agree to several loan-to-buy deals to offload a few players, but it seems increasingly unlikely that any of them will return to Elland Road next summer.
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Leeds loanee’s performances should worry Elland Road
Lucas Perri joined Torino on loan from Leeds late in the transfer window, and the Serie A club have an option to buy him next year.
The Brazilian had a poor debut when he let a ball sneak through his legs, and made another error against Fiorentina in the next game when he failed to save a tame shot from outside the box.
Perri’s struggles continued on Monday night when his poor clearance led to a Roma goal in Torino’s 2-0 defeat.
The Brazilian has made too many errors in his first few appearances for Torino, and he has already been warned that he has to improve in the coming days.
Perri is still adapting to Italian football and a new club, and Torino hope he will regain his best form in the coming weeks.
However, his performances have been alarming for Torino, who spent much of the summer window convincing him to join them from Leeds.
Torino are right to worry, as they cannot afford a goalkeeper who averages one error per game, given they are a midtable Serie A side that needs a solid defence.
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Leeds may not get the money for him next summer
Torino will have to pay around £12m to sign the Brazilian on a permanent deal from Leeds, per the agreement between the two clubs.
His form in the first few games suggests Torino are unlikely to take up the option if he remains this error-prone for the rest of the season.
For now, Torino have seen little evidence that would compel them to pay a significant fee for Perri and would they want him back if Perri continues to commit such errors?
This is a major problem for Leeds as they have moved on from Perri and James Trafford is the undisputed number one goalkeeper at Elland Road.
Leeds also signed a backup in Michael Zetterer, who had his own horror debut performance against Chelsea.
However, Perri has no future at Elland Road, and Leeds are banking on receiving a £12m fee from his sale next summer. But right now, it seems far-fetched that Torino would pay a fee for the Brazilian.
We are Leeds, we sign terrible 2nd choice goalkeepers and eventually release them.