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Premier League free agents that Leeds could sign

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The retained lists have been submitted by Premier League clubs so that is that time where we can look, wish, imagine and hope for who Leeds could pick up.




First up is Sylvain Distin. Now I know he’s 38 but all we’d really need is one year from him and he could give us the extra solidarity we need at the back to get us challenging. He’s played in the PL for so long that the Championship wouldn’t be that challenging for him.




Charles N’Zogbia – Granted, he’s not been on his game for a while now but he would be a decent option, we lack a winger and he has played at the highest level, his pace and trickery would cause problems against Championship defences and personally I think it would be a top signing for Leeds.




Adrian Mariappa – I’ve always rated him, he’s not Premier League level so it’s not a shock he’s been released from Palace but I would definitely take him at Leeds, I always thought he looked really solid in the Championship, the negative to him is that he’s only 5’11, we could use a bit more height at the back.




Leon Osman – This is an interesting one, because I never imagined him playing for anyone other than Everton, but at Championship level he would be one of the best midfielders around. Again, he’s 35 so we’d only really need him for a year but if we’re really giving it a go this season this is the sort of signing we should make.




Nick Powell – If we wanted to go a younger route, Nick Powell has been released by Manchester United and it’s about time he found a club and stuck with it, he’s been on loan to many places but he’s too good a player to not get it right eventually, he’s still only 22!




Gaston Ramirez – If we really want to push the boat out, this would be the shout. He went on loan to Boro for part of last season and scored 7, he’s got that creative edge that we lack massively and he would be my number one target.




You can view the whole list by clicking here, let us know who you would sign and if you agree with any of mine. Thanks for reading!

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  • Mr. B says:

    Stokes would be a solid pickup from Celtic on the free…

  • darrell says:

    Is Nick Powell really available?
    If so…..he is the man that we should move heaven and earth for

  • Tony says:

    I couldn’t agree less with your choices with exception to Nick Powell and Ramirez your players are all over the hill or not premiership level we need players who can be part of a team built for the future not a team that gets us up them straight back down
    We just released a striker who was 31/32 why would we take on players who are 38/35

  • Strachan did the business for us well into his thirties but there is no Strachan in the oldies in your list. One who would fit the bill if we could persuade him not to retire is Tomas Rosicky released by Arsenal and at a push his buddy Mika Arteta.
    Four frees we should certainly go for:
    Dan Bentley from Southend to replace Silvestri who can stop shots but not much else
    David Wheater of Bolton would be a huge presence and leader at the back
    Matty Taylor of Bristol Rovers whose goals could get us promoted
    Nicky Maynard of MK Dons who if we could get firing would provide excellent back-up with pace and power

    • LeedsAllOver says:

      We’ve written about Dan Bentley previously, he’s top class. But this was purely people from the Premier League. Also, Osman has been solid in the premier league for years, he would definitely be good enough for the championship.

  • Mark says:

    Powell is the only one Cellino would be interested in. Wages would still be a bit rich for him though but good potential to sell him for profit if he has a decent season on two with us.
    Personally I’d like to see a reinvigorated N’Zogbia ripping apart Championship defences for us.

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