Marsch might lastly unleash £2.2m-rated “threat” by binning Leeds’ £35k-p/w passenger – opinion
Leeds United right-back Luke Ayling is attracting curiosity forward of the January switch window.
What’s the discuss?
That’s based on Graeme Bailey, with the switch insider revealing in a current interview with TEAMtalk that Jesse Marsch is planning one thing of an overhaul of his first staff squad this winter, with numerous gamers in line for a departure.
One of those gamers is alleged to be Ayling, the 31-year-old right-back who’s out of contract on the finish of the present marketing campaign, with the journalist occurring to counsel that there’s curiosity in a January transfer for the defender.
Regarding the way forward for the full-back, Bailey stated: “Leeds can expect changes next summer for sure and it will mean another overhaul of their squad. It is clear that Jesse Marsch still doesn’t have all the tools at his disposal.”
“Luke Ayling, like [Adam] Forshaw, is out of contract next summer, and I am told there is interest in him. However, it is a doubt that Leeds’ squad is deep enough for them to let him go.”
Bin Ayling, unleash Drameh
While Bailey means that Leeds imagine they could not have sufficient depth at right-back in an effort to sanction the sale of Ayling in January, contemplating the truth that Cody Drameh remains to be at present enjoying nearly all of his soccer with the U21s, it could seem a clever transfer for Marsch to lastly unleash the 20-year-old rather than the 31-year-old upon the flip of the 12 months.
Indeed, contemplating simply how spectacular the £2.2m-rated expertise was throughout a mortgage spell at Cardiff City final season, along with handing over numerous eye-catching shows for Michael Skubala’s youth aspect within the present marketing campaign, the England U21 worldwide would look to be a pure successor to the previous Arsenal right-back.
Indeed, over his 22 Championship appearances for the Bluebirds in 2021/22, Drameh helped his aspect hold six clear sheets, along with making a median of three.8 tackles – the most of any participant within the league – one interception, 2.0 clearances and successful 6.9 duels – at successful price of 57% – per recreation.
The £4.4k-per-week teen additionally chipped in going forwards, registering three assists and creating 4 huge probabilities for his teammates, in addition to making a median of 0.6 key passes, enjoying 1.4 lengthy balls and finishing 1.1 dribbles per fixture.
These metrics noticed the 20-year-old common an especially spectacular SofaScore match ranking of 6.92, rating him as Cardiff’s fourth-best participant within the second tier.
The former Fulham starlet has additionally impressed over his eight appearances for the U21s this season, bagging one aim and offering three assists, in addition to averaging an attention grabbing SofaScore match ranking of 7.03 over his three outings within the Papa John’s Trophy.
As such, contemplating the potential Drameh clearly possesses, the participant whose growth is being “held up by Ayling’s ongoing involvement” – within the phrases of James Marshment – would certainly seem a pure inheritor to the £35k-per-week right-back – main us to imagine that Marsch can afford to bin the 31-year-old passenger by unleashing the 20-year-old “threat” within the first-team.