FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Hull City v Leeds United - KCOM Stadium, Hull, Britain - February 29, 2020 Leeds United's Illan Meslier during the warm up before the match Action Images/Craig Brough
(Reuters) - Leeds United have signed goalkeeper Illan Meslier from French club Lorient on a permanent deal after a loan spell at Elland Road, the second-tier Championship winners said on Thursday.
The 20-year-old has signed a three-year deal with Leeds, having kept seven clean sheets in 10 league games as Marcelo Bielsa's side ended a 16-year wait to secure a return to the Premier League.
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