OPINION
Charlie Taylor is set to depart Leeds in the coming days with Burnley in pole position, and Thomas Christiansen must rival Brighton to replace Taylor with Ingolstadt left-back Markus Suttner.
The Daily Mail claim that the Seagulls have tabled a £1.75million offer for the Bundesliga defender, as they look to press on with their transfer activity following their promotion to the Premier League.
Burnley Express sports editor Chris Boden revealed on his personal Twitter account that Burnley had completed a move to sign Taylor, who will join the Clarets on July 1 after his contract at Elland Road expires.
Believe Charlie Taylor will become a Claret as of his Leeds United contract expiring on July 1st, deal done, details to follow
— Chris Boden (@bodenknights) June 26, 2017
That should prompt new Leeds manager Thomas Christiansen into finding a replacement for Taylor and Suttner would be the perfect man to bring to Elland Road in place of academy product Taylor.
This Is Futbol analyses how 30-year-old Suttner has some qualities that are totally absent from the Leeds squad and they must work quickly to blow Brighton out of the water: