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Leeds United are reportedly main the race to signal Birmingham Metropolis starlet, George Corridor, with {the teenager} seemingly in line for an exit from St Andrew’s within the close to future.
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Based on Football Insider, the Premier League outfit are in ‘pole place’ to signal the 18-year-old in January, with the suggestion being that an exit from the Blues is now “inevitable” for the highly-rated teen.
The report claims that the England U19 worldwide is considerably disillusioned at his lack of sport time along with his present facet, with solely five of his 16 Championship appearances this season having come from the off.
Because the piece additionally outlines, the Redditch-born starlet was reportedly the topic of a £3m provide by the Yorkshire facet again in the summertime, with Elland Street switch chief Victor Orta seemingly now eyeing an improved bid within the New Yr.
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Regardless of making simply 18 appearances for Birmingham at senior stage to date, it’s little question spectacular that Corridor has managed to rack up that tally at such a younger age, having notably signed his first professional contract with the Midlands facet just below a 12 months in the past.
The thrilling prospect – who has one objective and one help to his title within the second tier this season – is little question extremely considered by these at his present facet, with U18 coach Martyn Olorenshaw saying on the time of the participant’s new deal:
“He’s an attacking midfielder with a capability to create and rating targets. He’s explosive, dynamic and has the prowess to affect video games. He’s a extremely thrilling participant that has the ceiling to attain no matter he desires to attain.
“He has obtained worldwide recognition not too long ago which is a big achievement, a testomony to all his arduous work and a mirrored image of his character.”
That evaluation will doubtless have piqued the curiosity of Orta and co, with the hope now that the Whites can poach what’s yet one more promising expertise to have emerged from the Birmingham youth set-up, with Corridor’s present teammate Jobe Bellingham additionally making his mark underneath John Eustace on the age of simply 17.
It’s the latter man’s older brother whom Corridor will doubtless be seeking to emulate, nonetheless, with Jesse Marsch’s facet little question hoping to have their very own model of midfield star Jude Bellingham on their palms if a deal will be struck.
The Borussia Dortmund colossus is himself nonetheless solely on the early phases of his profession on the tender age of 19, though has blossomed since leaving St Andrew’s two years in the past with the intention to make the transfer to Germany on a £25m deal, with 40 objective involvements in simply 119 video games for the Bundesliga giants to date.
Now a daily England worldwide, the 17-cap celebrity – who was named in Gareth Southgate’s 26-man squad for the upcoming World Cup earlier this week – has emerged because the “hottest youngster in world football” at current, within the phrases of Wayne Rooney, whereas additionally not too long ago ending second within the Golden Boy award rankings.
A participant now seemingly on the radar of a number of Europe’s high golf equipment – together with Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis – the £87m-rated sensation appears destined to solely go from power to power within the years to come back, having proven no ill-effect of leaving his former membership so swiftly.
The hope can be that Corridor – who like Bellingham additionally operates in central midfield – can observe an identical trajectory if he’s to make the transfer to Elland Street, with Orta merely needing to get a deal over the road.