Leeds United midfielder Darko Gyabi is already catching the attention at Thorp Arch following his summer time transfer to LS11.
What’s the speak?
That’s in response to Joe Donnohue, with the Yorkshire Night Publish journalist revealing in a current submit on Twitter that, regardless of having solely arrived at Elland Highway in a £5m transfer from Manchester Metropolis again in July, the 18-year-old midfielder is already impressing for the Whites’ U21 aspect.
In his tweet, Donnohue stated: “Favored the look of Darko Gyabi at LUFC thus far. Robust, technical & vocal at occasions. Behind Romeo Lavia within the pecking order at Metropolis, which is not any slight on him given Lavia has gone straight right into a PL beginning XI. Expertise was at all times there, it simply wanted unlocking.”
“Distinctive”
Contemplating simply how spectacular Gyabi has been for Michael Skubala’s U21 aspect already this season, it very a lot seems as if Victor Orta sealed one thing of a masterclass when bringing {the teenager} to Leeds this summer time, because the midfielder might effectively show to turn into the Whites’ subsequent massive expertise in the midst of the park.
Certainly, over his 5 Premier League 2 appearances in 2022/23, the £2.7m-rated teenager has already scored one aim – a super strike in a 5-1 win over Nottingham Forest – and registered one help – organising Alfie McCalmont for Leeds’ fourth in the identical fixture – for the U21s.
Nonetheless, it’s Gyabi’s composure on the ball that seems to be one in all his extra notable traits, with Donnohue additionally stating his perception that the England U19 worldwide is a participant who “strikes by means of the gears very well, escapes stress and may choose a ahead go.”
Moreover, Jesse Marsch additionally seems to have taken discover of the 18-year-old, with the American stating of the playmaker again in July: “We had been excited from the beginning about the opportunity of including him to the group and now watching him reside and seeing his mentality to enhance, much more so.”
As such, ought to the 48-year-old Whites boss place his belief within the former Metropolis starlet over the course of the 22/23 marketing campaign, he might effectively be rewarded with the unearthing of Leeds’ subsequent “distinctive” – within the phrases of Neil Harris – midfield expertise, one thing that’s positive to be a particularly thrilling prospect for each the American and the Elland Highway devoted alike.
