Leeds United reportedly want the teenage defender in January.
If rumours are believed, Leeds United will be joining the race to sign Aaron Hickey.
The 17-year-old, who plays for Hearts right now, is attracting interest from Rangers and Championship rivals QPR.
According to the print edition of The Sun [20/10, page 65], Leeds are planning to make a move during the January transfer window.
Thing is, Whites boss Marcelo Bielsa really doesn’t need him – not now or in the coming years.
Hickey is clearly a fine talent, but he’s also a left-back and Bielsa is fully stocked in that department.
Ezgjan Alioski has made that position his own over the course of 2019, playing ahead of Barry Douglas, a man who helped Wolves to Premier League promotion in 2018.
Behind them, Leeds have a certain Leif Davis who, at 19, also has a very bright future in football if the past speculation about a move to Liverpool is anything to go by.
And if all three are injured, which they were toward the end of last season, then there’s always Stuart Dallas who can and has done a brilliant job there.
If Hickey were to join the West Yorkshire club, he’d have a lot of obstacles between him and senior football and, really, there isn’t much point in Bielsa making a move.
Yes, he would be for the future, but they already have a left-back for the future in Davis and they don’t need another one right now.
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