Leeds United regarded set to signal Bamba Dieng from Marseille on deadline day earlier than that transfer collapsed however Jesse Marsch has an excellent alternative in Joe Gelhardt.
Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Leeds had pulled out of a deal to signal the 22-year-old ahead having beforehand agreed phrases, after the Senegal worldwide had his head turned by a possible transfer to OGC Good and did not board his flight to England.
Whereas Dieng may have been a top quality addition to Marsch’s squad, after he burst onto the scene with Marseille final season by hitting eight targets in Ligue 1, his failed signing maybe offers the American supervisor the proper alternative to unleash a younger different in Leeds’ personal Gelhardt.
Certainly, the English expertise deserves an opportunity to be unleashed for a chronic time frame within the first staff, even earlier than Marsch palms an opportunity to Leeds’ solely deadline day signing in Wilfried Gnonto.
The 20-year-old, who signed from Wigan Athletic in 2020, has already made 27 appearances for Leeds’ first staff, during which he has contributed two targets and 4 assists, displaying brilliant indicators of life in his restricted recreation time thus far.
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He has additionally confirmed himself to be prolific with the academy aspect, hitting 18 targets in simply 28 appearances, so it’s clear that he’s able to contribute extra with the senior staff.
He has come off the bench in 4 of Leeds’ fixtures thus far this season, so he’s clearly in Marsch’s plans, however the supervisor may get extra out of him by handing him a uncommon begin, particularly after Rodrigo’s damage earlier this week.
Patrick Bamford can also be but to rediscover the shape he confirmed within the 2020/21 season when he hit 17 top-flight targets, so maybe it’s time that another person was given a shot up entrance, and Gelhardt could possibly be an excellent possibility, particularly if he lives as much as his apparent potential.
Gelhardt earned lots of reward from talkSPORT presenter Adrian Durham final season after a formidable cameo towards Wolves.
He stated: “Joe Gelhardt for Leeds, was astonishing on the weekend. That is any person who is nineteen, he’s not even 20 till Could.
“What a participant this child goes to be. Joe Gelhardt rescued Leeds and Bielsa, he was good. By the way in which, he needs to be concerned in way more video games. I feel he’s been a bit reluctant to make use of him due to his age, however get him in there.”
Gnonto will take a while to settle into his new environment and shifting to a brand new nation at a younger age could possibly be a difficult activity, as it could have been for Dieng too.
Thus, whereas the Italy worldwide will get himself on top of things and accommodates to his recent environment, Marsch ought to hand extra alternatives to Gelhardt, as he could possibly be very good if given additional alternatives to shine.