Here are your latest Leeds United transfer rumours for Friday, March 17.
Junior Firpo wanted by Spanish clubs
A number of Spanish clubs are keeping tabs on Leeds United defender Junior Firpo ahead of the summer, according to Football Insider.
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His future reportedly rests on whether Leeds are able to avoid relegation from the Premier League. The report adds that interest has increased in the wake of his return to the starting XI at Leeds.
Firpo was out with a knee injury for the first few weeks of the season, and was replaced by Pascal Struijk, who played as a makeshift left-back.
Struijk initially impressed in his new role and Firpo was unable to regain his place in the side after returning to the squad. Therefore, the Spaniard was believed to be on the radar of his former club Real Betis, after they sold Alex Moreno to Aston Villa in January.
Firpo stayed put in West Yorkshire and has retained his place in the starting XI since Jesse Marsch was relieved of his duties at the start of February.
The 26-year-old has completed 90 minutes in five straight league matches for the first time in his Leeds career. He also scored his first Premier League goal with the winning strike against Southampton last month.
Elia Caprile
Benfica have joined Serie A leaders Napoli in the race to sign former Leeds United goalkeeper Elia Caprile from Bari. That is according to Tuttosport (via Sports Witness), who claim that his performances for Bari have been drawing the interest of both clubs.
Leeds shrewdly inserted a 50% sell-on clause in his contract when they sold him to Bari back in the summer. Caprile has registered 11 clean sheets in 29 games in Serie B this term, and is attempting to inspire Bari into the Italian top-flight.
Bari currently sit third in Serie B and are just three points adrift of the automatic promotion places. Tuttosport suggest that Benfica want to find a long-term replacement for Odysseas Vlachodimos.
Benfica are likely to pay a bigger fee for Caprile because Napoli have the same owners as Bari, which could result in a lesser fee being offered.
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