Leeds United defender Leif Davis has signed a new deal.
Promising Leeds United defender Leif Davis has signed a new deal at the club.
Davis, 19, told the club website he is thrilled at the contract extension which will run up until June 2023.
Davis signed for Leeds in summer of 2018 from Morecambe in a move which barely registered, with it assumed he was simply a player for the future.
It took him just a matter of months to make his debut.
Davis has made three substitute appearances for Leeds this season, with two in the past fortnight.
Speaking about his new deal he thanked the big impact Marcelo Bielsa is having on his career and believes he will feel the benefits years from now.
He said: “I’m over the moon, it’s been in the pipeline, but I’m glad it’s all done now and I’m looking forward to kicking on for the next three-and-a-half-years.
“I’ve progressed massively, with Marcelo Bielsa he has brought my attack and defensive play on really well and I think I’ve come a long way which I’m really pleased with.
“I’m still 19 and I’m still learning, but obviously it’s good to have probably the best manager in the world with you at the start of your career.
“Hopefully it will be a long career, with him progressing me and resulting in me knowing what I’m going to have to do for the rest of my career.”
Davis missed the end of last season for Leeds after picking up an injury which required a minor operation, meaning he was not an option for the play-offs.
He could have been used amid injuries also to Ezgjan Alioski and Barry Douglas at the time.
It would require a similar injury crisis for Davis to get a run in the team this season, but Marcelo Bielsa is very keen to get him game time at the moment and he might have a plan for him.
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