Leeds United defender Liam Kitching is going on loan.
Liam Kitching has been sent out on loan by Leeds United to non-league Harrogate Town, the club have confirmed.
Leeds boss Thomas Christiansen handed Kitching a place on the bench in the FA Cup.
Kitching had been a regular for Leeds’ under-23 side this season, with the young centre-back featuring often alongside summer addition from Barcelona, Oriol Rey.
Kitching’s loan spell gives a potential opportunity to new Leeds signing Aapo Halme.
Leeds signed the young centre-back from Finnish side HJK earlier this month and he has been assigned to their under-23 side.
He is yet to make his debut for the young Whites, and Kitching being out of the picture will potentially provide him with an opportunity.
A good run for Halme between now and the end of the season could see himself play his way into the first team picture, with the defender previously a regular in Finland’s top flight.
Kitching himself will be hoping his month long loan spell can do his chances some good, having recently made the bench, while Rey’s impressive performances for the under-23s too offer hope that Leeds have some real talent in their ranks.
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