Could Leeds United target the following three players from local rivals?
New Leeds United co-owner Andrea Radrizzani has told the Yorkshire Evening Post the club’s intention is to focus more on the county when searching for young talent.
They aren’t doing too bad a job already, with Charlie Taylor (York), Alex Mowatt (Doncaster) and Lewie Coyle (Hull) all examples of Leeds’ youth recruitment from beyond the city’s borders.
However, the following three youngsters, currently at other clubs in God’s Own Country, would also make smart additions for the Whites:
Josh Tymon (Hull City)
Leeds are likely to be looking for a new left-back in the summer, with Taylor expected to leave at the end of his contract, and Tymon, who made his Hull debut earlier this season and could pass as the 23-year-old’s double, may be an attainable target if the Tigers go down. That said, current understudy Tyler Denton might have something to say about any new arrival.
David Brooks (Sheffield United)
Though not an actual Yorkshireman (Brooks hails from the dark side of the Pennines, in Warrington), the 19-year-old is the latest off an impressive Sheffield United production line. A winger capable of playing on both flanks as well as through the middle, Brooks could be groomed as the eventual successor to Pablo Hernandez, who turns 32 this year.
George Hirst (Sheffield Wednesday)
Hirst’s father, David, celebrates scoring in the 1993 FA Cup final
Arguably one of the county’s top young talents, Hirst’s goalscoring exploits for Sheffield Wednesday and England Under-18s have already seen him linked with a string of top flight clubs, as well as Leeds. Everton are the latest, although Wednesday are under no pressure to sell and have the benefit of being the club at which Hirst’s father, David, made his name as one of England’s most feared strikers. Going up at the Owls’ expense could aid the Whites’ cause, however.
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