It’s the summer transfer window and whilst several players are out in Germany those left at home are caught up in the typical club merry-go-round.

Wales’ Joe Rodon is the latest player caught up in a transfer rumour with football.london suggesting the Spurs defender is involved in a four way battle for his signature.

Rodon spent last season on-loan at Championship club Leeds from Tottenham, making 50 appearances in all competitions missing just two league games after his first start for The Whites on the 18^th of August last year.

The total of a half century of appearances is just one fewer than Rodon managed in his previous three seasons combined for Spurs and on loan at French side Stade Rennais.

This saw a large upturn in form for club and country for Rodon and Wales manager Rob Page will be hoping the former Swansea man finds a home where he is given regular football.

Understandably, Leeds are keen to sign the 26-year-old on a permanent basis, however, after they missed out on promotion in the play-off final against Southampton that could prove a difficult prospect.

Without the financial boost promotion would have provided alongside competition from Premier League rivals, Leeds might find it difficult to persuade Rodon to extend his stay.

According to football.london, all three promoted sides, Leicester, Ipswich and Leeds’ vanquishers Southampton, are interested in signing Rodon to become a cornerstone of their defence.

But which of those clubs would be the best fit for not just Rodon but also Rob Page and Wales?

Leicester City

Leicester on paper seem the sensible option, promoted as champions, immediately bouncing back up to the Premier League, eight years after they won England’s flagship competition.

The Foxes had the best defence in the Championship, conceding just 41 goals, two fewer than Rodon’s Leeds side and look well-equipped to tackle the Premier League.

They have players with top level experience like Harry Winks and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, whilst Stephy Mavididi was brilliant in the Championship and 37-year-old talisman Jamie Vardy has signed a new one-year deal to stay at the King Power.

However, manager Enzo Maresca has moved to Chelsea and the side are currently without a permanent manager.

It is therefore difficult to say whether they will likely play with Maresca’s preferred 4-3-3 at Leicester or adopt a different approach.

During the Spaniard’s reign, Belgium’s Wout Faes and Denmark’s Jannik Vestergaard were the first-choice centre back pairing, making 46 and 44 appearances in all competitions respectively with both currently with their countries at the EUROs.

Leicester also have the likes of England international Conor Coady and Australian Harry Souttar therefore Rodon’s place in the side would not be guaranteed.

Graham Potter is currently the favourite to succeed Maresca at Leicester, odds on at 1/3 with DragonBet and knows Rodon well from his season at Swansea in 2018-19 where the Welshman made 28 appearances either side of a metatarsal fracture.

Ipswich Town

Elsewhere, Ipswich’s Kieran Mckenna is understood to be a fan of Rodon, a move that would see him join national teammates Wes Burns and Nathan Broadhead at Portman Road.

Ipswich enjoyed successive promotions to reach the Premier League and have succeeded in keeping hold of in-demand Mckenna despite interest from elsewhere.

Now they are looking to strengthen their defence.

Ipswich employed a fairly fluid formation last season, much like Italy at this years’ Euros, Leif Davis at left back operates high up on the left flank, whilst Wes Burns is high and wide on the right, leaving the right back to slot into a back three.

Invariably, the two centre backs have been Australian international Cameron Burgess alongside Luke Woolfenden.

Rodon looks a good fit here, capable of playing as part of a four as with Leeds or at the heart of a three as with Wales and would feel confident of forcing his way into the starting line-up.

Southampton

Southampton finished fourth last season in the league, three points behind Leeds having conceded 20 goals more, but earnt their way to the Premier League in the play-offs.

Manager Russell Martin joined the Saints last summer from Swansea City, where he had been since the summer of 2021, the year after Rodon joined Spurs.

Southampton have already made one centre-back signing this summer having brought in Taylor Harwood-Bellis, who made 46 appearances for the Saints last season whilst on-loan from Manchester City.

He joins club stalwart Jack Stephens and Polish international Jan Bednarek.

Martin has often switched between a back three and back four, adopting a back three in the play-off final against Leeds.

Rodon seems like a good fit, however, he would need to displace Bednarek to play in his preferred central position of the back three which may prove to be a difficult task.

Wales

Whichever club Rodon chooses, Wales boss Page will be hoping his defensive lynchpin continues his good form as the national side look to wipe away the disappointment of missing out on EURO 2024 during the upcoming Nations League and World Cup Qualifying campaigns.

Rodon started every game in qualifying for the EUROs and if fit will be a key member of Wales’ defence when they take on Türkiye and Montenegro in the Nations League in September.

The other team in Wales’ group B4 are Iceland who host Rob Page’s men on the 11^th of October.

Success in the form of promotion back to Nations League A could play a key part in any further qualification campaigns and the possibility of a play-off much as it did for EURO 2024.