Leeds United, Brighton, Fulham and Brentford 'carry out checks' on Kevin Mac Allister as Coventry City linked
Leeds United, Coventry City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Fulham and Brentford linked with brother of Liverpool star
Leeds United are reportedly among the clubs to have checked out Kevin Mac Allister, the brother of Liverpool star Alexis.
The latter is the younger and more high-profile of the brothers but the former has been making swift progress in Belgium with Union Saint-Gilloise.
He was part of the club’s Belgian Pro League title triumph last season and has joined his younger brother in the Argentina ranks.
Leeds United linked with brother of Liverpool star
It appears they could be reunited in England, with TEAMtalk having credited a clutch of Premier League clubs with interest.
Leeds are said to have carried out checks on the defender, who is also thought to have been eyed by Fulham, Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford.
Championship promotion winners Coventry City have also been credited with interest as they put plans in place for life in the top flight.
Premier League scouts have reportedly been regular attendees at Union SG fixtures, casting their eyes over Mac Allister’s performances at centre-back.
He is not the first Union SG defender to have been linked with Leeds, who have previously been reported to be admirers of Ross Sykes.
The English defender made the move to Belgium from Accrington Stanley back in 2022 and has sent his stock soaring.
A crucial summer ahead for Leeds United
Leeds are edging closer to Premier League survival, something that will ensure they can attack the summer transfer window with a considerable amount of aggression and ambition.
Although the bulk of the players they have been linked with have been attack-minded, talk of interest in defenders has picked up of late.
Leeds have been mooted as a potential destination for Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Ladislav Krejčí, as well as his teammate Santiago Bueno.
If the Whites are to cement their place in the top flight for years to become, lessons from the past must be learnt. After Leeds surged into the top half of the Premier League in the 2020/21 season, they followed the feat with an underwhelming summer of transfer business.
Leeds splashed out on Junior Firpo and Daniel James, made Jack Harrison’s deal permanent and landed young prospects such as Kristoffer Klaesson, Leo Hjelde and Mateo Joseph.
It set the wheels in motion for an eventual relegation, which was confirmed in May 2023. Leeds took two years to bounce back, eventually securing the Championship title in 2025.
Leeds United’s summer window predicted
In a recent interview with Football Insider, ex-Everton and Aston Villa CEO Keith Wyness predicted there will be “three or four” additions to the Leeds ranks this summer.
He said: “The squad actually isn’t too bad. There’s certainly going to be some additions. We’re looking at three or four, in my opinion, maximum. They are going to stick with Daniel Farke, which I think is the right decision. As any manager would do, he knows his players, he knows his squad, and they are going to need a bit more quality.
“That’s what they’ve been missing slightly, because they’ve been close in a lot of games, but not close to be able to turn it into points, either into draws or wins. So it’s a marginal game and they’re not far away from it. So I just think three or four bits of quality.
“We’ll be seeing some higher prices paid for some good talent coming in. About this summer transfer window coming up, it’s going to be a buyer’s market. I don’t think there’s going to be as much money around as there was last year.
“I expect less activity, but I do expect higher quality and some better deals to be done. Leeds will be near the front of that queue. They’ll be working right now on their targets.
“I’ll have to do a bit more examination as to where I think Farke is going to make the move. I do expect them to be a very clear target for quite a few players.”