Goalkeeper
Illan Meslier
Last in the squad in January 2026
Position
Goalkeeper / Lorient, loan / Lorient / €20m / £20m+ / £13m
Squad windows
14
Completed transfers
2
Transfer links
13
First linked 09/07/2026
Transfers
- Joined Leeds — Lorient (loan)LoanSummer 2019
Lorient (future buy option)
- Joined Leeds£5mSummer 2020
Squad record
| Window | Group | Note |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | U21s / development | — |
| Summer 2025 | U21s / development | — |
| January 2025 | First XI | — |
| Summer 2024 | First XI | — |
| January 2024 | First XI | — |
| Summer 2023 | First XI | — |
| January 2023 | First XI | — |
| Summer 2022 | First XI | — |
| January 2022 | First XI | — |
| Summer 2021 | First XI | — |
| January 2021 | First XI | — |
| Summer 2020 | First XI | — |
| January 2020 | U21s / development | — |
| Summer 2019 | First team squad | — |
Rumour timeline
- Date not recorded — Linked with Leedsreported
Undisclosed · Undisclosed · Summer 2019
Joined Leeds (loan)
- Date not recorded — Linked with Leedsreported
Gelhardt (ST) · Undisclosed · Summer 2020
Joined Leeds
- Date not recorded — Linked away from Leedsreported
Leeds United · Undisclosed · Summer 2021
Didn't happen
- Date not recorded — Linked away from Leedsreported
Unreported · Undisclosed · January 2022
Didn't happen
- Date not recorded — Linked with Leedsreported
Unreported · Undisclosed · Summer 2022
Didn't happen
- Date not recorded — Linked away from Leedsreported
Unreported · Undisclosed · Summer 2022
Didn't happen
- Date not recorded — Linked away from Leedsreported
Leeds United · Undisclosed · Summer 2023
Didn't happen
- Date not recorded — Linked with Leedsreported
Leeds United · Undisclosed · Summer 2024
Didn't happen
- Date not recorded — Linked away from Leedsreported
Leeds United · Undisclosed · Summer 2024
Didn't happen
- Date not recorded — Linked away from Leedsreported
Unreported · Undisclosed · January 2025
Didn't happen
- Date not recorded — Linked away from Leedsreported
Rennes, Leicester, Strasbourg, Lorient, Lille, Como, PSG, Valencia · £5-6m · Summer 2025
Didn't happen
- Date not recorded — Linked away from Leedsreported
AC Milan, Celtic, Anderlecht, Valencia · Undisclosed · January 2026
Didn't happen
- 09/07/2026 — Linked with Leedsreported
Arsenal · Undisclosed · Summer 2026
Illan Meslier to Arsenal: Gunners sign former Leeds goalkeeper on free transfer - Sky Sports
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