Leeds Sign “In-Demand” Teenage Forward; Reporter Reacts

Leeds United have introduced in Aberdeen teenager Lewis Pirie, one thing which has been described as a “large coup” by reporter James Marshment.

Have Leeds signed Lewis Pirie?

The Whites are presently getting ready for the Championship season beneath new supervisor Daniel Farke and performed their first pre-season recreation towards Manchester United in Oslo on Wednesday.

There may be loads of work completed to be completed each on and off the pitch earlier than August 6 towards Cardiff Metropolis, with Leeds bringing in Nick Hammond as interim soccer advisor to supervise switch exercise this summer time.

The 49ers Enterprises are nonetheless ready for the EFL’s inexperienced gentle with regard to a takeover, although, and that course of seems to be having an affect on any potential signings.

A variety of senior Leeds gamers have left Elland Street both on mortgage or on a everlasting foundation and none have arrived. Nonetheless, the membership did announce on Thursday that they’ve signed Pirie from Aberdeen, with the 16-year-old set to go straight into the Thorp Arch academy ranks forward of the brand new marketing campaign.

It’s believed that the centre-forward has price round £200,000, with Pirie, described as a “rising star” by Fabrizio Romano, signing scholarship phrases in Yorkshire.

Marshment, a Whites supporter and a reporter for TEAMtalk, took to Twitter after the transfer for Pirie was introduced on Thursday. He labelled it as a “large coup” for Leeds to signal one of many “most in-demand younger strikers round” and feels he may very well be a “large identify” sooner or later.

“Lewis Pirie is an enormous coup for #LUFC – some of the in-demand younger strikers round as 51 objectives final season testifies. Not an enormous identify now – however someday may be.”

Who else are Leeds signing and who’s leaving?

As talked about, a number of players have left Elland Road this summer time, together with Robin Koch, Brenden Aaronson and Diego Llorente, who’ve joined Eintracht Frankfurt, Union Berlin and AS Roma on mortgage respectively.

Marc Roca and Rasmus Kristensen additionally look set to seal non permanent exits to Actual Betis and Roma, whereas Tyler Roberts and Rodrigo have accomplished everlasting strikes away to Birmingham Metropolis and Al Rayyan.

There was no actual motion with regard to new senior signings, nevertheless, Phil Hay believes a brand new goalkeeper, left-back, centre-back, midfielder and ahead may very well be on the agenda for the 49ers and Farke. Gamers which have been talked about to have an curiosity from Leeds embrace Newcastle United’s Karl Darlow, Burnley and former Whites defender Charlie Taylor, Liverpool’s Nat Phillips, Coventry Metropolis’s Gustavo Hamer and Swansea Metropolis ahead Joel Piroe.

Leeds might want to act rapidly if they need any of their targets by way of the door and to be prepared in time for the opening recreation f the season, nevertheless it does look as if Pirie may very well be a future first-teamer at Elland Street.

As talked about by Marshment, the teenager netted 51 occasions at youth stage final season, and may he proceed to seek out the again of the online freely with the Whites, we might even see him break into the first-team image ahead of anticipated.