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Leeds United should make a move for Manchester City’s Jadon Sancho on loan next season

Leeds United manager Garry Monk before the match (REUTERS)
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The Manchester City youngster could take Leeds United by storm if he plays to his full potential.

Leeds United have not done the best business when it comes to wingers in recent seasons, with the latest batch of loan recruits all heading back to their parent clubs without having much impact at Elland Road.

Hadi Sacko showed sporadic moments of brilliance at best, while Alfonso Pedraza had little time to make his mark and Mo Barrow was quickly re-branded as the invisible man.

With Jordan Botaka now released Leeds are light on wide options, and they would be wise to consider a loan move for a teenager who looks destined to reach the very top of the game.

Manchester City have some of the best youngsters in the country and the pick of the bunch is 17-year-old Jadon Sancho.

The left winger has been scoring for fun this season, finding the net 20 times in 33 appearances across City’s under-23s, under-19s and under-18s, and his ability means it is only a matter of time before a Championship side makes a loan move.

Leeds United manager Garry Monk

Leeds fans were left to rue what might have been as they watched Chelsea youngster Tammy Abraham terrorise second tier opponents for Bristol City this season and they should be thinking ahead, trying to sign the type of youngsters who can have a similar impact in Yorkshire.

Sancho is a supreme talent and if Leeds act quickly they could be the latest club to benefit from City’s blossoming academy.