Leeds United are keen on borrowing Liverpool attacker Harry Wilson next season, according to journalist Alan Nixon.
The Sun reporter claims that the Whites are already looking at the 21-year-old winger who has been involved in 16 goals in 34 outings while on loan at Derby County this season.
LEEDS. Already looking at Harry Wilson at LIVERPOOL for a loan next season if they go up. Playing for DERBY. Must have been checking him out from the bushes.
— Alan Nixon (@reluctantnicko) March 3, 2019
Nixon reports that Leeds’ pursuit of Wilson may rest of them getting promoted to the Premier League as they’re checking him out on the basis of them going up.
“Already looking at Harry Wilson at LIVERPOOL for a loan next season if they go up,” stated Nixon on his personal Twitter account.
“Playing for DERBY. Must have been checking him out from the bushes.”
Good move for Leeds?
Yes.
Wilson has wowed at times this season for Derby and could be a real handful for a side in the Premier League.
The 21-year-old has blistering pace, is a threat from set-pieces and seems to find it easy to carve out chances for his teammates.
Wilson has scored 12, while assisting four, while on loan at the Rams this season and has more than proven that he deserves a chance to see how he copes in the Premier League.
However if Marcelo Bielsa’s side do miss out on promotion, despite looking in a good position currently, Wilson is still worth trying to acquire.
This Is Futbol ratings: 8/10
Likely to happen?
There’s a chance Wilson could end up at Elland Road, but there is a lot of question marks about whether this deal will end up happening.
Given that the Whites are looking at the winger in case they get promoted, then there is still a chance that if they’re playing Championship football next season they will be looking at others targets.
Then there’s the fact that after a second successful spell out on loan in the Championship, Jurgen Klopp might want to give Wilson a chance in his Liverpool side.
While the Reds are flying high in the Premier League right now, the eccentric manager has never steered away from giving young players a chance, and Wilson may have caught Klopp’s eye.
Therefore Wilson may not necessarily be on the move in the summer.
This Is Futbol ratings: 5/10