Leeds United manager Javi Gracia has waxed lyrical about Whites talent Crysencio Summerville.
The Elland Road boss says the 21-year-old is in “very good” form and has the ability to “make the difference”.
Summerville has gone from strength to strength for Leeds this season.
Last term, he was on the fringes of the first-team, with just nine senior outings going into 2022-23.
However, Summerville has gone on to make 23 appearances for Leeds this term.
He has also registered four Premier League goals and provided two assists for his teammates.
Summerville enjoyed a decent international break too, scoring for the Netherlands Under-21s.
With Wilfried Gnonto unavailable for the Arsenal clash due to injury, Summerville could start on Saturday.
And speaking at his pre-match press conference, Gracia was eager to praise the youngster.
“I think Crysencio from my arrival in all the games he played he’s shown a good level,” he said, as per Leeds Live.
“Sometimes he’s played from the beginning, in other games he’s made the difference in the minutes he played.
“In the first game he played only a few minutes but he had a clear chance to score the second one.
“And against Wolves he made the pass for Rodrigo to score the last goal.
“Important things for the team and with the quality he has I am sure he is going to help the team.
“Not only Crysencio but Luis as well, Rodrigo, Patrick, all the players playing up front I think all of them will help us.”
Rising star
Summerville has shown great progress this season and is has finally broken into the Leeds first-team setup.
On Saturday, he’ll hope to make the difference against an Arsenal side pushing for the title.
The Gunners lost not long ago to Everton, so Leeds have every chance to shock the table-toppers.
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