When Noel Whelan spoke to Football Insider, he had nothing but positives to say about Liverpool youngster Rhian Brewster and admitted he would like to see him turn out for Leeds United.
Whelan has said that he would “love him at Leeds”, whilst the former Whites striker also seemed very excited about the thought of pulling this deal off, when saying: “If we could pull that deal out of the bag in January, wow, perfect. It would be a great deal for us. He would offer something a bit different to what we’ve already got.”
So far this season Brewster has played the majority of his football in the Premier League 2, with the 20-year-old playing seven times for Liverpool U23’s, which he’s managed to turn into four goals and one assist. Although they are hardly groundbreaking numbers, considering he’s likely to arrive as a backup to Patrick Bamford and Eddie Nketiah, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the young man wouldn’t mind about waiting for his turn.
The amount of game time that he could get is a big question and makes you wonder if the 20-year-old is even needed, however Whelan seems to think another option is needed at Elland Road: “We need strength in depth upfront. Two senior strikers, Patrick Bamford and Eddie Nketiah, is not enough for a Championship campaign.” However, with Nketiah failing to break into Bielsa’s Championship starting XI, we can’t see the young man getting any more luck than his fellow 20-year-old.
Do Leeds United need Rhian Brewster?
Yes
No
Verdict
We really can’t see Brewster, who is valued at £3.6 million (as per Transfermarkt), getting any more game time than Eddie Nketiah has, which makes you wonder, why even bother signing another youngster if he’s just going to be warming up the bench every weekend? We think that Bielsa should be starting to utilise the 20-year-old he already has available to him, before the Peacocks start to consider signing more young players which will likely never be given a fair chance to show their worth.