Leeds are reported to be targeting Lewis Baker.
Baker is a highly touted talent, but one who needs to prove himself.
During his loan at MK Dons back in 2015, then manager Karl Robinson raved about him.
Robinson was quoted by Teesside Live: “English players get a lot of criticism for having a lack of technical ability but look at Lewis Baker.
“He’s someone who plays with both feet, plays forward, square and back, and he scores goals. He’s an unbelievable talent.”
Unfortunately Baker has struggled to put it together and really prove himself at a competitive level in England.
Loan spells at Sheffield Wednesday and MK Dons were not fruitful, before he spent two years in Holland with Vitesse Arnhem.
In Holland he played regularly and scored 15 times in two years, but his return to English football on loan with Middlesbrough was a disaster.
He managed only six first team starts, failing to win over either Garry Monk or Tony Pulis.
The former England youth international has won a littany of trophies at youth team level, individually too, including the Golden Boot at the 201 Toulon Tournament.
He has not been able to put it together since, and Leeds will be taking on a project if they bring him in.
Yet if they can unlock his potential, they could have a very special player on their hands.
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