The Leeds United teenager has impressed on loan and looks to have a bright future.
Of all Leeds United’s young forwards, Mallik Wilks has been tipped as the best for quite some time, and his loan spell at Accrington Stanley is going some way to prove just that.
The 18-year-old scored a last-gasp equaliser on his debut against Notts County and came off the bench to snatch a winner Chesterfield only a few weeks later.
The problem for Wilks is that he has been recast as a super sub, failing to start games on a regular basis but often making an impact for the few minutes he is granted.
The Leeds youngster’s loan spell ends in early January, at which point Whites boss Thomas Christiansen has a decision to make: either send him back out to a club where he can start regularly or give him chances from the bench at Elland Road.
After all, if Wilks can be a super sub for Accrington, he is worth a shot with a Leeds side whose current striking options have often flattered to deceive. In short, would he be any worse than Jay-Roy Grot?
Signed for £1.5million last summer (as reported by the Daily Express) Grot has done little to impress thus far despite his hulking stature and impressive pace.
It could be a case of use him or lose him for a Leeds side that cannot afford to see more of their best young talent move on.
For now Wilks will feel he owes Leeds something and, if they put their faith in him in the second half of the campaign, it could be good news for all concerned.
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