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Sending Jay-Roy Grot on loan again is the right decision for Leeds United

Jay Roy Grot of VVV Venlo during the Dutch Eredivisie match between VVVvVenlo - NAC Breda at the Seacon Stadium - De Koel on September 22, 2018 in...
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Young forward clearly is not ready for Leeds yet.

Jay Roy Grot of VVV Venlo during the Dutch Eredivisie  match between VVVvVenlo - NAC Breda at the Seacon Stadium - De Koel on September 22, 2018 in Venlo Netherlands

Leeds United are planning to send young striker Jay-Roy Grot on loan for another season.

The Yorkshire Evening Post report both Hearts and Vitesse Arnhem are both interested in a deal.

Grot, 21, spent last season in the Eredivisie with VVV Venlo.

Sending him out on loan for another year is the right decision from Leeds’ perspective.

Grot struggled in his first season at Leeds, and his confidence was noticeably affected, contributing just one goal.

Even last season at Venlo, he was inconsistent, scoring six times.

Jay-Roy Grot (R) of Leeds United vies for the ball with Htike Aung (L) of Myanmar national team during a friendly match at  Mandalar Thiri stadium in Mandalay on May 11, 2018. - Leeds...

It was a marginal improvement, but not enough for him to really start challenging for the Leeds first team.

He would be behind Kemar Roofe, Patrick Bamford, Tyler Roberts and possibly even Ryan Edmondson.

At best, his game time would be limited, and this would stall his development.

He needs another loan, and Leeds are sensible to make that call early and let him have a pre-season at his next club.

If Grot can score 10-20 goals on loan, then, and only then, can Leeds start to consider him as a viable challenger.

It would be giving him false hope to keep him around next season for cup games, under-23 football and limited appearances off the bench.

(L-R) Jay-Roy Grot of VVV Venlo, Thijmen Goppel of ADO Den Haag during the Dutch Eredivisie match between VVV Venlo and ADO Den Haag at Seacon stadium De Koel on October 21, 2018 in Venlo,...