Report: Leeds United are willing to offload Kiko Casilla this summer

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Leeds United are reportedly looking to offload goalkeeper Kiko Casilla this summer, according to reports. 

The Daily Mail is reporting that Leeds are open to the sake of the one-time Spanish international this summer, with Arsenal stopper Emi Martinez being eyed as a potential replacement. 

Casilla has had a tumultuous stay at Elland Road since his eye-catching arrival from Real Madrid in January 2019. 

His error-prone displays saw him divide opinion among the Leeds fanbase and he was banned after being found guilty of racially abusing Charlton Athletic’s Jonathan Leko last season. 

In that time, young French loanee Illan Meslier usurped him as number one at Elland Road and has since joined on a permanent deal from Lorient. 

Casilla is one of Leeds’ highest earners and with the club active in the transfer market, including the high-profile arrivals of Rodrigo and Robin Koch this weekend, that will undoubtedly be an area that needs to be addressed. 

The Express has previously earmarked Casilla’s wages to be in the region of £32,000-a-week, putting him among the highest-earners at Elland Road. 

Considering he might be the second-choice next season, Leeds will not want to be paying such a hefty wage for his services and his troublesome 2019-20 will also give the West Yorkshire club reason to move him on. 

If it later involves the arrival of Martinez, then Leeds are making the right call.