‘They’ve been looking at him’: Phil Hay says Leeds could end up re-signing £5m PL player

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Leeds United may have dropped down a division, but their defensive issues are showing no signs of stopping.

Indeed, despite playing against lesser opposition this season, Leeds are yet to keep a clean sheet in any of their three games in all competitions so far.

The Whites are working on fixing their defence by signing the likes of Joe Rodon, but their defensive rebuild isn’t finished yet.

They still need a right-back after missing out on Max Aarons, and a new left-back may also be a priority.

According to Phil Hay, speaking on The Square Ball Podcast, help could be on the way as the journalist claims that Leeds have been looking at re-signing Charlie Taylor from Burnley.

Taylor an option

Hay shared what he knows about the £5m player.

“When you look at all of the pieces, it feels like changing the defence has been high on the priority list. We’ll get a left-back in some capacity, we wanted to get Aarons, and you have Rodon coming in at centre-back, there’s a lot of change there,” Hay’s co-host said.

“I think they will sign another full-back, keep eyes on Charlie Taylor at Burnley, because they have been looking at him,” Hay said.

Perfect

This could genuinely be a perfect addition to this Leeds squad.

Leeds need players who are experienced at this level if they’re to get to grips with the Championship quickly, and Taylor certainly ticks that box.

He knows Leeds as a club – spending plenty of time at Elland Road before his £5m move to Burnley, where he would earn promotion from this league under Vincent Kompany last season.

Leeds would be wise to go and bring Taylor back to Elland Road if they have the chance to.