Leeds United rising star Jack Jenkins has agreed the terms of a new contract with the club, it has been announced,
United revealed on their official Twitter account that the midfielder, 17, has penned a professional deal that replaces his scholarship terms.
The contract runs for two-and-a-half years until the summer of 2021.
? | #LUFC are pleased to announce Academy midfielder Jack Jenkins has signed professional terms with the club
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 15, 2019
OPINION
What a time it is to be a young player at Leeds. The club’s youth teams are flying high and bursting with exciting young talent, and there is a clear pathway between the academy and the first team. Marcelo Bielsa has demonstrated huge and unprecedented faith in the club’s youth and has reacted to a never-ending series of serious injuries to senior players by fast-tracking the youngsters, often filling up his entire substitute’s bench with academy products. Jenkins is making a name for himself as an energetic and classy midfielder, helping Leeds Under-18s win the Professional Development League North title last season and continuing his impressive progress in the current campaign. Jenkins will have noted how Jack Clarke, Leif Davis and Jamie Shackleton have all been fast-tracked from the youth set-up into the senior team in recent weeks, and will be eager to take similar steps. Highly regarded and destined for big things, Jenkins is in the right place at the right time.