Ian Harte has transfer advice for Tyler Denton

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Should Leeds United youngster Tyler Denton leave on loan in the summer transfer window?

Ian Harte has told BBC Sport that Leeds United youngster Tyler Denton should play for a different club on loan in the summer transfer window.

Denton, who can operate as a left-back or as a midfielder, has been on the books of Leeds since 2003 and has a contract with the club until June 2019, according to Transfermarkt.com.

The 21-year-old is a very talented and promising young player, but he has yet to make his debut for the Whites in the Championship.

Former Leeds defender Harte believes that Denton should leave Elland Road on loan in the summer transfer window in order to break into the first team in the future. According to BBC Sport, Harte is also Denton’s agent.

“Tyler Denton is a young lad who’s learning his trade at the moment, and I’ve always said, ‘Tyler – look at the way Charlie Taylor trains day in, day out, and the way he prepares for games’,” Harte told BBC Sport.

“Tyler’s had options to go out on loan and we’ve tried – we spoke to Ben Mansford, but I know Charlie was injured at that time, so they needed back-up,” added Harte.

“But I think, next year, if Tyler isn’t going to feature, it’s vitally important that he tries to go out and get some game time under his belt.

“There are plenty of teams that have been looking to take him on loan and it can only help his experience moving forward, coming back from it and then pushing into the Leeds team.”

Denton needs to be playing competitive football, and it would make sense for him to find a club in the summer transfer window where he would be given chances.

The youngster has yet to show Leeds how he would cope with first-team football at Elland Road, and the Championship club should keep hold of him.

The 21-year-old would develop his game and progress if he were to play for a Championship team next season.

Competitive football is very important for young players, and Denton would learn a lot from playing for teams who are always fighting for points.