Leeds United striker Mateo Joseph is reportedly being targeted by former loan club Mallorca for a January transfer.
United’s striker department has come under some scrutiny in the Premier League this season. Not for Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s performances, but for the lack of depth in that area.
Out in the cold from the squad completely, Mateo Joseph looks unlikely to ever force his way back into contention here.
Mallorca monitoring Mateo Joseph ahead of possible Leeds United talks in January
Joseph spent the summer recovering from a brutal ACL injury sustained on loan at Mallorca last season. His last act in La Liga was to notch a match-winning assist against Real Madrid, but he’s been out of action ever since.
Mallorca, though, couldn’t avoid relegation from La Liga despite Vedat Muriqi’s superb goalscoring form. Now, they’re now looking for promotion back to the top flight. They currently sit in the playoff positions in sixth, five points adrift of the automatic promotion places, with second occupied by Castellon, managed by Pablo Hernandez.
Now, Spanish outlet Fubtol Desde Mallorca is claiming that the second-tier outfit wants to sign Joseph in the new year.
However, it’s expected that Joseph will still be recovering from his knee injury, and they are monitoring his progress as a result.
The terms of a possible transfer seem to be focused on an initial loan. Meanwhile, Leeds would likely want an obligation to buy, seemingly contingent on promotion.
Mallorca’s headache here is that they won’t want to commit financially to a player who may still be struggling badly from his ACL issue.
Leeds United need to get Mateo Joseph to recovery before permanent exit
It’s a real shame how Joseph’s career has transpired at Leeds. At the start of our promotion season, he looked like the real deal. But the odd missed chance and Joel Piroe’s rise to prominence meant he fell by the wayside.
He didn’t help his case by refusing to show up for pre-season, and then hardly justified his decision at Mallorca. There were moments of quality, but few and far between before his injury.
Hopefully, he’s able to recover from this and come back with a bang.
There’s undoubtedly a talented striker there, but we aren’t going to see that talent flourish at Leeds. He needs to move and Mallorca could be the right place for him.
