Leeds: Marshment drops Harrison update

James Marshment has dropped an replace on the way forward for Leeds United winger Jack Harrison.

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In a current publish on Twitter, the TEAMtalk editor revealed that, following Newcastle United’s rejected £18m opening bid for the 25-year-old, the previous England U21 worldwide appears set to stay at Elland Street past the top of the summer season switch window – with Jesse Marsch insistent that the attacker is completely satisfied on the membership.

Marshment went on to state that Victor Orta is planning to play hardball in any additional negotiations with Eddie Howe’s facet relating to the ahead, earlier than including in an extra post that Leeds’ asking value for the previous Manchester Metropolis starlet can be across the £35m mark.

In his tweet, the journalist stated: “Jack Harrison future – more likely to stay with Leeds, amid insulting opening supply from Newcastle. Jesse Marsch adamant the participant stays completely satisfied – and TEAMtalk understands the Whites are taking a tricky stance over his future.”

“Huge mistake”

Whereas it’s true that Harrison endured one thing of a below-par marketing campaign for Leeds final trip – one thing that could possibly be stated for nearly all the Whites’ first-team squad – the argument that letting the winger go this summer season can be a mistake is a simple one to make, particularly for as little as £18m.

Certainly, regardless of struggling to discover a constant vein of type over his 35 Premier League appearances final season, the £16.2m-rated ahead nonetheless nonetheless managed to attain eight targets, register one help and create three massive probabilities for his teammates, in addition to taking a mean of 1.2 pictures, making 1.2 key passes and finishing 1.5 dribbles per sport.

Moreover, the £60k-per-week expertise greater than proved his top-flight calibre over 36 league fixtures in 2020/21, bagging eight targets, offering eight assists and creating ten massive probabilities for his teammates, along with taking a mean of 1.3 pictures, making 1.6 key passes and finishing 1.2 dribbles per outing.

These returns noticed the 25-year-old common an especially spectacular SofaScore match score of 6.96, rating him because the Whites’ ninth-best performer within the league within the season earlier than final.

As such, it isn’t obscure why Marshment believes that promoting Harrison can be a “massive mistake” for Leeds this summer season, as it’s clear to see that when in prime type, the winger is undoubtedly one of many Whites’ most artistic and lethal attacking shops.

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