The former Leeds United youngster is catching the eye in England’s seventh tier.
A year after Leeds United released him, winger Billy Whitehouse could be bound for the Premier League.
According to Football.London, Watford are monitoring Whitehouse – now of Tadcaster Albion – with a view to a transfer, after his two goals and two assists in 18 Brewers outings.
Moving to Watford would represent some turnaround for the 21-year-old, who spent the bulk of 2017 without a club after his Leeds spell ended.
And there was little indication as to what might follow when Whitehouse made solitary Leeds appearance, in the Whites’ infamous FA Cup defeat against Sutton United 15 months ago.
Should the Rotherham-born player earn a move back to league football – and fourth-tier Stevenage are also being credited with interest – it would represent yet another success for Tadcaster, who provided Leeds with teenage midfielder Romario Vieira two years ago.
The Northern Premier League side are affiliated with the York-based i2i Academy, where Leeds found Vieria’s twin brother Ronaldo and with which former the Whites striker Richard Cresswell is heavily involved.
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