​Leeds United remain keen on signing Man City goalkeeper James Trafford this summerMan City open to selling Trafford, with Leeds able to match the club’s reported £40M asking priceLeeds United remain firmly in the running to sign Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford, with the Premier League side able to match City’s reported £40 million asking price – though the England international’s wage demands and a crowded field of suitors continue to complicate the pursuit, as per a new report.James Trafford has been one of the most widely discussed goalkeepers available on the market this summer, with Manchester City’s openness to his departure having triggered a competitive pursuit from several of the Premier League’s more ambitious clubs as they look to capitalise on a situation that has become clearer throughout the window.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe 22-year-old’s future at the Etihad Stadium was thrown into uncertainty following the appointment of Enzo Maresca as manager, with the new head coach yet to confirm Trafford as a first-team fixture within his plans, and the goalkeeper himself understood to be open to a move that would guarantee him the regular first-team football his development demands.Newcastle reignite transfer interest in Manchester City’s James TraffordLeeds United arrive in this race having already been linked with Trafford as far back as February, their interest in the goalkeeper now re-emerging at a point when the club are in the midst of an ambitious summer rebuild under the ownership of the 49ers Enterprises group, having already committed significant resource to the signing of Tarik Muharemovic from Sassuolo.The Whites’ need for a new goalkeeper has become pressing following the departures of Karl Darlow to Manchester United and Illan Meslier to Arsenal, leaving their squad with only two senior options between the posts ahead of a Premier League season in which they will be looking to improve on last campaign’s 14th-place finish.According to TEAMtalk’s James Marshment, Leeds remain keen on Trafford and are boosted by the confirmation that Manchester City are indeed open to his sale – a development that director of football Hugo Viana and Maresca have privately communicated to interested parties throughout the window.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe report states that while Leeds could match City’s £40 million asking price, Trafford’s wages remain a significant obstacle for the Elland Road club to navigate, with the goalkeeper’s salary expectations having already emerged as a complicating factor in discussions with at least one interested party this summer.Competition represents a further challenge, with Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Tottenham all understood to retain interest in Trafford – though the report carries an encouraging caveat for Leeds in noting that Newcastle have made no real progress toward securing his signature, potentially opening the door for th