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“This would be so underwhelming” – Leeds United eyeing up transfer swoop for Burnley man: The verdict

Leeds United are said to be one of a number of teams interested in handing Burnley midfielder Josh Brownhill a Premier League lifeline, according to a report from Graeme Bailey at 90min.

The 26-year-old has been a Clarets player since January 2020, when he moved to Turf Moor from Bristol City for an undisclosed fee.

The central midfielder played 78 times for Burnley in the top flight, but his stint at that level came to an end last month when they were relegated to the Championship.

Along with the likes of West Ham United, Everton, Leicester City and Southampton, Leeds are understood to be an interested party in Brownhill, with the need to add to their midfield options as Kalvin Phillips looks set to depart to Manchester City.

Would Brownhill be a good fit at Elland Road though? Let’s see what the FLW team have to say…

Not for me, this would be so underwhelming.

Leeds are about to sign off a deal for Kalvin Phillips to leave the club and it’s quite public knowledge that, in the midfield, it’ll be one out, one in.

There’s the best part of £45m heading to Elland Road from Phillips’ sale, which gives the board plenty to play with.

Simply, replacing Phillips with Brownhill is a massive downgrade and it wouldn’t sit well amongst the supporters.

They want an ambitious signing replacing an England international, not a player that’s just dropped out of the Premier League.

Brownhill has his qualities and could be a decent squad player in the Premier League, but he doesn’t match Leeds’ needs at this stage of the summer.

This would make little sense from Leeds’ perspective.

They are going to have big money coming in from the sales of Kalvin Phillips and Raphinha, so they need to replace those pair with quality.

Phillips was crucial

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