The Whites loanee sang an initiation song ahead of their Championship game at Middlesbrough, suggesting he could be in the matchday squad.
Things have gone from relatively plain sailing to tempestuous for Leeds United over the past few weeks, with their Championship form having stuttered, leading to Norwich City overhauling them at the top of the table.
Therefore, Saturday’s early kickoff away at Middlesbrough is now more crucial for the Whites than ever, with victory putting them top again for at least a day, as the Canaries don’t play until Sunday when they contest the East Anglian derby.
To be brutally honest, Ipswich Town haven’t exactly been firing on all cylinders this season, so Daniel Farke’s charges will be heavy favourites to triumph at Carrow Road – hence the need for Leeds to get a positive result at the Riverside Stadium.
In terms of personnel selection, Patrick Bamford may have unwittingly leaked one snippet of information as he posted a live Instagram story on Friday night – that he subsequently deleted, by the looks of things – of Izzy Brown performing an initiation song in front of the rest of the Whites players at their hotel base.
A Leeds fan took a screenshot and shared it on Twitter:
Reaction to the image and the meaning behind it in terms of the Chelsea loanee potentially making the matchday squad against Boro, or perhaps even his first-team debut, was mostly positive:
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