Leeds United Chat • Re: Jesse Marsch post Brentford

If they were, they wouldn't be at Leeds. City, Liverpool or another CL wannabee would have snapped them up or held onto them.

If City sell us a kid, it's because they don't think they will make it at City, or set the world alight anywhere else. Gyabi and the rest need to be improved by the manager to a level where they fulfil the potential they exhibited when City originally gave them a pro contract - that's his job. They may never be a Foden - few are - but they may become quality first team PL players for Leeds.

That's why we buy them, the prospect that we can buy low and sell high, or develop a long-term prospect for ourselves - reasonable approach for a club in our position imo, but I understand some are more impatient.

If these lads don't make it, it's an indictment on our recruitment, youth management or both. If they don't have the talent don't buy them, if you buy them improve them.

I get worried when we appear to obviously buy the wrong player when we have the leverage to get it right though:

https://www.footballfancast.com/leeds-u ... ier-league

£50m ffs.