Mateo Joseph could be in for a big year at Leeds United next season.
Joseph enjoyed a breakthrough campaign at Elland Road under Daniel Farke but is still awaiting his full league debut for the club, showing how much more he still has to offer.
Alongside a number of strong impacts from the bench, including a late equaliser at Watford, Joseph scored twice in just his second start of the season in the FA Cup defeat at Chelsea in March.
That game was a real coming of age for Joseph and finally showed what he can really offer Leeds, yet Farke continued to resist the urge to give him a proper opportunity in the league.
However, with Patrick Bamford potentially on his way out, his chance could really come next season and a strong summer could set him up to become Leeds’ first choice number nine.
Leeds target Daniel Jebbison comments on Joseph Instagram
LeedsUnited.News spoke to transfer insider Graeme Bailey this week about a number of topics surrounding Leeds ahead of the January window.
One of those was the future of Bamford, with Bailey making specific reference to striker being a position that Leeds are looking to revamp over the summer.
And someone who has been linked with a move across Yorkshire on a free is Sheffield United striker Daniel Jebbison, with his contract due to expire this month.
Gretar Steinsson is said to be a big fan of the 20-year-old and is therefore keen to bring him to Leeds, and he has just added fuel to the speculation by commenting on a post by Joseph.
The two actually played alongside each other for England U20s last year, and so Jebbison has sent a one-word message of support to Joseph after his announcement on Instagram on Thursday.
Joseph confirmed he has now signed a sponsorship deal with global sportswear company Adidas, and Jebbison was keen to congratulate him on his latest achievement in football.
It now remains to be seen whether they will be teammates at club level next season, with Jebbison still to make a decision on his future.
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What transfer insider Graeme Bailey has said on Leeds pursuit of Jebbison
Including Fulham’s Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Jebbison is one of two soon-to-be free agent strikers Leeds have been linked with ahead of the summer.
Though interest in his services is high, Bailey says Jebbison is a player Steinsson is really determined to bring to Leeds.
He said: “He is the sort of player Gretar Steinsson wants. Young, physical, something different to what they have in the squad, obviously youth. It would be a good deal, he is only young.
“There would be compensation to play but it wouldn’t be very expensive in terms of actual market value. It represents a good deal on all fronts really if they can get it over the line. It would be a decent coup because there is a lot of interest in him.”