Eddie Nketiah is impressing at Leeds United this season.
Former Leeds United striker Jermaine Beckford has told LUTV that Eddie Nketiah is wise beyond his years for a striker.
The Arsenal attacker has been a revelation since joining Leeds on a season-long loan from the Gunners, netting four times under Marcelo Bielsa across all competitions.
Nketiah underlined his importance to United this past weekend by coming off the bench to open the scoring late on in a 2-0 win at Barnsley.
The youngster doesn’t turn 21 until next May, and Leeds legend Beckford has already seen enough of him to know that he is more rounded as a goalscorer than even ‘seasoned’ forwards.
He told LUTV: “For me, he is the most dangerous player on the field at the moment.
“He is in a rich vein of form, he’s scoring goals, and his positional sense is brilliant, especially for someone his age as well. He is doing things now that seasoned strikers don’t do naturally. He’s a young boy and he’s very, very exciting to watch.”
Nketiah is indeed a very exciting talent but it remains to be seen when Bielsa gives him his first start in the Championship.
Patrick Bamford appears to be Leeds’ first-choice striker for now, but the more Nketiah asks the question, the more Bielsa will feel compelled to start him.
That being said, Bamford, who also has four goals to his name this season, played well despite not scoring at Oakwell and it seems unlikely that he’ll be dropped
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