Leeds United’s Charlie Taylor could play his final game at Elland Road this weekend.
Liverpool’s Georginio Wijnaldum in action with Leeds’ Charlie Taylor
This weekend’s Championship clash between Leeds and Norwich could be significant, and for Charlie Taylor it could really be memorable.
It is Leeds’ final home game of the season – unless they make the play-offs – and potentially Taylor’s final match at Elland Road.
His contract is set to expire at the end of June, and there have been no indications he is close to signing a new contract. Taylor even handed in a transfer request last summer, and a summer exit seems inevitable.
Charlie Taylor celebrates after scoring for Leeds
The talented left-back seems destined for the Premier League with or without Leeds, and this weekend could be his club’s final roll of the dice at making the play-offs.
After a loss at Burton last weekend, anything less than three points will eliminate them from play-off contention.
Taylor started that fixture and is likely to be selected again for the crucial match against the Canaries.
Leeds’ Charlie Taylor and Birmingham’s Paul Caddis in action
Agonisingly, Taylor will enter the game not knowing for sure whether it will or won’t be his final match in a Leeds shirt at Elland Road.
A win here and in their final game of the season at Wigan could get them into the play-offs if other results go their way, which would provide Taylor with one more home game to play.
The academy graduate could yet decide to stay if Leeds qualify for the play-offs and win promotion, a path which starts with a victory this weekend. Lose and he could be waving goodbye at the final whistle.
That is just how finely his future is poised, and what is at stake heading into the weekend’s vital fixture.
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