Paddy Miller of the Talking Shutt podcast has been discussing Leeds United’s Jack Harrison on a recent edition of the podcast.
It was announced earlier in the week that the Whites had signed the Manchester City winger on a season-long loan for the third successive campaign (as per BBC Sport). The 23-year-old has played for the Yorkshire-based club on 91 occasions so far, contributing 10 goals and 12 assists (via Transfermarkt.co.uk).
During a successful 2019/20 campaign for Marcelo Bielsa’s side in which they secured promotion back to the Premier League for the first time in 16 years, Harrison started in 98% of their league fixtures, making 46 appearances in total, scoring six times and assisting on eight occasions.
When discussing his development, whether re-signing him was good business for Leeds and how far he can go in the Premier League, here is what Miller had to say:
“If you look at how much he developed last year under Bielsa and obviously how much fitter he was as well, I think he’s got the right attitude, he wants to step up, it’s going to be a challenge for him, like all the players. But he’s young enough as well, so I think long-term, it’s a great investment for the club, I think we’ve got to pay £10m at the end of this loan instead of £8m.
“Which again, I think is a great deal for us because if you were selling him in today’s market you’d probably get £15m for him, especially with his performance last year.”
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It’s clear from Miller’s comments that he views Harrison as somebody capable of stepping up and competing at Premier League level. His average performance rating in the Championship last season was a solid 7.03/10 according to WhoScored.com, making him the club’s sixth most consistent performer throughout the campaign – highlighting his importance to the side and therefore it is no wonder this Leeds follower is pleased to see that he’ll be part of their Premier League squad next season.