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da mrbet： This article is part of Football FanCast’s In The Pipeline series, which takes a look at some of the most promising young talent either linked with clubs or emerging from their academies…
The developing Thorp Arch academy continues to provide Leeds with first-team players.
Leif Davis, initially signed from Morecambe before learning further with the Whites, has made two first-team appearances this season whilst other youngsters like Jamie Shackleton and Alfie McCalmont are also making great strides.
The latter earned his international debut for Northern Ireland last week which was a glowing indication of the promise he’s shown in the early weeks of the season for Leeds.
Marcelo Bielsa has been keen to hand opportunities to those coming through the academy and by January 2019, he’d handed out debuts to ten players below the age of 21.
Although it may be too soon to throw him into the first-team fold permanently, Nohan Kenneh is another name to keep an eye on over the next few years.
Like McCalmont, he was also in international action over the break, as were a host of young individuals residing within the Leeds ranks.
Featuring for England U17s, the defensive midfielder started as they defeated Poland and consequently won the Syrenka Cup.
He was brought off after 69 minutes but it was a promising display from the Young Three Lions who were victorious on penalties.
Success like that is sure to breed confidence for a 16-year-old and Leeds must build on moments like this.
After all, they may have been fortunate to keep Kenneh this summer.
Rather remarkably he was linked with Champions League giants PSG during the summer. A report from French outlet Soccer Link claimed they were trying to chase his signature on professional terms ahead of the Whites.
They were unsuccessful and Bielsa’s men were able to hold onto their academy product. If a huge European club has had prior interest then Leeds must produce him with a pathway to the first team to show him he can develop.
That could be difficult given the number of young midfielders in their ranks but it’s certainly better than losing one of their brightest prospects.
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Leeds saw a former Academy Player of the Year in Callum Nicell leave last week and they must avoid a repeat scenario.
Kenneh won a place on the bench versus Tadcaster Albion before showing his class in attacking situations with a superb effort for the U18s against Coventry.
If the teenager continues to make similar noises then he could become another young debutant to add to Bielsa’s collection.
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