Leeds United have their fair share of rivals amongst English football, but deep down you will find admiration for what they stand for as a club and, more recently, just hop influential their current manager is.
In the case of Arsenal, they have a seat on the front row to watch the development of their own young striker, Eddie Nketiah, under the stewardship of legendary Argentine manager Marcelo Bielsa… and so far they like what they see.
Having only started two games so far for Leeds, both in the Carabao Cup, Nketiah has managed to force himself into the hearts of the Whites faithful, scoring four goals already and being the ace up the sleeve of Bielsa, having a huge impact on every game he has entered as a substitute so far.
However, this week it has been revealed by Phil Hay at The Athletic, that Arsenal have a recall clause for the 20-year-old hit-man, who is averaging a goal every sixty two minutes of football so far in West Yorkshire, which can be taken up in January.
This news has cause mild concern amongst fans, but his parent clubs supporters are of the mind that the player should indeed stay at Leeds United and continue the excellent progress he has begun.
When LTArsenal shared the news yesterday, it was met by push-back from Arsenal fans, who believe the best place for Nketiah this season is at Leeds United, with Marcelo Bielsa…
Recall him and never play him??? Nah let him stay back at elland road. A year in the championship and we may have a monster on our hands.
— greasemonkey (@Ksure11) September 18, 2019
Eddie ll be better off learning off bielsa anyway. Leeds ll afford him the opportunity to hone his skills. Look at what a year playing in the lower divisions has done for tammy abraham. Eddie is a better player and ll be managed by Marcelo bielsa. He's in good hands.
— greasemonkey (@Ksure11) September 18, 2019
He’s a game changer for them. He’s made a massive impact on their season so far. Maybe we could swap managers?
— Beardedblackman (@BeyondArsenal) September 18, 2019
Let him stay, it will be the best for him
— Vin (@VinAFC077) September 18, 2019
Let him stay and upgrade his development
— The Emirates🧔 (@Ashafsy) September 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/proudwetback/status/1174396850457075712?s=20
Eddie Nketiah is a player that will have huge bearing on whether Leeds United achieve their goal of promotion or not this season, so the club and fans at Elland Road will be hoping January is a nice, quiet month.