The Leeds United prospect seems to be nearing an exit.
Callum Nicell doesn’t appear to have left Leeds United yet, but it’s heading that way.
The 19-year-old midfielder was on trial at Leicester City last month and has now been named in the squad for one of the Whites’ Yorkshire rivals.
Sheffield United Under-23s are facing Watford in a Development League game tonight and the Leeds talent is on the bench, going by the team sheet.
The young Irishman, a Thorp Arch product, is contracted to the Elland Road club until 2020 [Transfermarkt] but this is further evidence that he’s nearing the exit door.
Some Leeds fans will be disappointed to see him go, if he does.
He was a big player for United’s Under-23s last term under Carlos Corberan and has previously been named in a senior squad during Paul Heckingbottom’s spell with the Championship club.
There is talent there, but it looks increasingly likely that he sees a future for himself elsewhere.
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