Bailey Peacock-Farrell comments on Leeds United spell and exit

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Bailey Peacock-Farrell joined Burnley from Leeds United in the summer transfer window.

Burnley goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell has told The Yorkshire Evening Post that it was nice for him to play for Leeds United, but has said that it was not difficult for him to leave the Whites in the summer transfer window.

Peacock-Farrell joined Leeds back in 2013 after leaving Middlesbrough and progressed through the ranks to establish himself in the first team.

Then in the summer of 2019, Premier League club Burnley signed the Northern Ireland international goalkeeper from the West Yorkshire outfit for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £2.5 million.

The 22-year-old has reflected on his time at Leeds, but the youngster has said that it was not hard for him to leave Elland Road when Burnley came calling.

Peacock-Farrell told The Yorkshire Evening Post: “I don’t think you could call it difficult, when a Premier League team comes calling. It’s really hard for you to turn it down.”

The youngster added: “I took a fair amount of games, some experience. Obviously it was my first club and first amount of games.

“To play for Leeds, not many players can say they’ve done that, playing in front of the 30 to 35,000 every single game, every single Saturday, Tuesday, it was a really nice feeling.”

Mistake to leave Leeds United?

Burnley have established themselves in the Premier League, but Peacock-Farrell is by no means guaranteed a place in the starting lineup.

With Nick Pope and Joe Hart ahead of him in the pecking order, the 22-year-old is the third-choice goalkeeper at Turf Moor, and he is unlikely to get much playing time in the coming weeks and months.

Leaving Leeds for Burnley could prove to be a mistake for Peacock-Farrell.