'Absolutely crucial' to sort goalkeeper situation

[Getty Images] Leeds United's pursuit of a goalkeeper has become "absolutely crucial", says BBC Radio Leeds' Jonny Buchan. In the aftermath of exits for Karl Darlow and Illan Meslier, who have left to join Manchester United and Arsenal respectively, Buchan said: "Unless the player is severely unhappy and wants to go somewhere, I don't think there's any point in letting him go out even on a loan deal - it's a big risk. "There is quite a chance that the number one goalkeeper is someone we don't yet know and the number two goalkeeper is someone we don't yet know and that is quite a big factor in terms of squad building and all those factors come in to it. "It's looking like the situation around the goalkeeper has become absolutely crucial to get sorted now, as soon as they can get it sorted." Kaiser Chiefs' bassist Simon Rix says Leeds are in a "weird" position with goalkeepers following the departures of Darlow and Meslier. Speaking on the latest episode of the Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast, Rix said: "It does feel like Leeds have left themselves in a bit of a spot where you've got a keeper that's good enough for Arsenal to consider him to be... might be third choice, might be second choice and then Darlow who Man Utd consider can play a role. "That's two keepers that top Premier League teams are considering are decent that we have let go already. "I know with [Lucas] Perri there is a lot of wondering if he is good enough but did he do enough in the FA Cup run and whatever else to keep him as a second choice or a known quantity? We know he's not perfect but we know he's decent." Listen to the full episode of Don't Go To Bed Just Yet on BBC Sounds