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da doce： Leeds United may be about to make their most counter-intuitive transfer move in years.
Jack Clarke could well be on his way to Tottenham, while the Whites are looking at loaning in some wingers in order to replace him. Ryan Kent, Jack Harrison and Helder Costa have all been linked with a move to Elland Road, but replacing your brightest young talent with a plethora of loanees doesn’t seem to make any sense.
Aiming for promotion
The Whites may get £20m for Clarke, and if they do then selling him makes sense, but they must replace him with something worthwhile.
Indeed, the Whites are aiming for promotion next season, and that money could help to bring in the players that are needed, but the signings the Yorkshire club are targeting won’t do that.
Helder Costa is undoubtedly quality, but Ryan Kent and Jack Harrison have both proven that they aren’t that effective at Championship level. There is an argument to make that Clarke is actually the stronger player than either Kent or Harrison as his goal contribution to minutes ratio is much better in this division.
Losing their prized asset
Not only would Leeds be sacrificing Clarke’s influence on the pitch, but they would be losing their prized asset.
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If the fee they receive for the 18-year-old is partially spent on loan fees and wages for the likes of Kent and Harrison, then surely that is a bad move.
They will be helping develop young players that don’t even belong to them, and if they aren’t promoted they will return to Liverpool and Man City respectively.
Marcelo Bielsa’s side would then be back to square one except without Clarke and with less money than they would have had if they hadn’t loaned these players.