Leeds: Jesse Marsch could hand opportunities to Elland Road youngsters

Jesse Marsch is “very open” to promoting youth at Leeds United but still wants to sign new players ahead of the 2022/23 season, claims transfer insider Dean Jones.

The Whites are on course for Premier League survival under the 48-year-old, who will undoubtedly want to build on the decent start he has made to life in the Elland Road dugout.

Yes, and that is something Marcelo Bielsa probably deserves credit for amid a campaign where the Argentine had to deal with injuries and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Instead of complaining and desperately trying to get games called off, Bielsa got on with things and turned to the likes of Joe Gelhardt, Sam Greenwood and Crysencio Summerville.

In the 4-1 defeat to Arsenal back in December, he even named Archie Gray, who was just 15 years of age at the time, on the bench.

Gelhardt also featured that day, with the 19-year-old being the biggest success story out of the Leeds youngsters to break through this season. The English talent has registered twice in the Premier League, a winner against Norwich City last month and the Whites’ second goal in a 3-2 defeat to Chelsea at the end of last year.

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Jones has told GIVEMESPORT that Marsch is open to using more youth players but still wants signings this summer.

The football journalist said: “The aim basically is to promote a couple of the young players because there are people that they feel are going to get opportunities, and Jesse Marsch is very open to that and improving players within the set-up already.

“But also they know that they have to find that added layer of player that can step up when they need it, and at the moment, they don’t have that.”

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