Leeds ace will be panicking over his future as 20 y/o is now being raved about - opinion

Leeds United goalkeeper Kristoffer Klaesson could be concerned about his future after some recent news from abroad.

Indeed, teammate Elia Caprile, who is on loan with Serie C outfit Pro Patria, has been earning some pretty high praise in the Italian media of late.

Considering Klaesson hasn’t been able to really challenge first-choice shot-stopper Illan Meslier, he may fear for his position as the backup option if Caprile returns this summer after a successful loan spell.

TIF has decided to take a look at how it could all play out…

While on loan, Caprile has played 37 times for Pro Patria, keeping 12 clean sheets along the way. Following a fine string of performances, Informazione Online (via MOT Leeds News) has dubbed Caprile’s efforts as a ‘miracle’.

Back with Leeds this season, Jesse Marsch – as well as Marcelo Bielsa before that – have seemed pretty reluctant to give Klaesson much of a chance. Indeed, the 21-year-old has managed just one appearance in the league to date – a 35-minute cameo against Wolves.

Meslier had to come off during that match due to an injury and wasn’t fully fit for their game against Watford soon after. Even so, Marsch still opted to play him over Klaesson, perhaps showing his lack of faith in the backup.

The American said of his thinking before the game: “On Thursday I would have thought Kristoffer Klaesson would have been the ‘keeper today. Illan was fantastic. He’s three weeks later still struggling with that [knock at Wolves]. It was a bit of a miraculous recovery given how he felt two days ago.

“I had a meeting with him and Kristoffer Klaesson today, I said I know goalkeepers like to have rhythm, it’s a sensitive decision but we needed a big performance from whoever and certainly Illan,