Alfonso Pedraza made his Leeds United debut against Huddersfield Town at the weekend.
Kyle Bartley has told the Yorkshire Evening Post that he has been impressed by Alfonso Pedraza in Leeds United training.
Leeds have signed Pedraza on loan from Villarreal until the end of the season, in the hope that the Spaniard will improve their attacking options.
Pedraza was brought off the substitutes’ bench to make his Leeds debut last weekend, against Huddersfield Town.
The 20-year-old came on with the score locked at 1-1, and although Leeds went on to lose he still impressed.
Pedraza nearly scored with one of his first touches in a Leeds shirt, with a long range effort, and he caught the eye with his pace.
And Bartley says that he has already been wowed by Pedraza’s talent, which has been obvious in training.
“Alfonso’s looked very sharp in training and he’ll bring something similar on the opposite wing,” the centre-back said.
“It just gives us a bit more strength in depth. There are a lot of young boys here who’ve been fantastic but as the season goes on you can’t be relying on them or the same 11 week in, week out. This gives us freshness, it gives us more options and it helps bring competitiveness back into the squad.”
Pedraza was one of two deadline day signings that Leeds made, with Modou Barrow also joining on loan from Swansea City.
Leeds are next in action against Cardiff City at the weekend, and Pedraza seems likely to start on the bench again.
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