Working under Marcelo Bielsa was too good to turn down for a Leeds United signing.
Ben White has revealed to LUTV that the presence of Marcelo Bielsa was a big factor in his decision to join Leeds United.
The Brighton & Hove Albion centre-back has joined the Championship side on a season-long loan.
The 21-year-old has been known to Leeds’ Director of Football Victor Orta for some time, but it was the Spaniard’s colleague that played a leading role in his acquisition it seems.
Bielsa has proven himself a dab hand when it comes to developing talent, exemplified by the fact that Jack Clarke got a dream move to Tottenham Hotspur today after only one season of working under the famed Argentine coach.
And White is optimistic that the 63-year-old can take his game to the next level.
He told LUTV: “I’ve heard loads about Marcelo Bielsa, he is an amazing manager, especially with young players and I’m sure he is going to really improve me, which is what I am looking to do this season.”
White will be good competition for Pontus Jansson and Liam Cooper, but Orta will need at least one other central defender this summer.
As promising as he is, the youngster isn’t proven in the Championship and there’s always an element of risk.
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