Jesse Marsch suggests Leeds United talent Sonny Perkins deserves big chance
Jesse Marsch has showered heaps of praise on Leeds United young talent Sonny Perkins, saying he “deserves big chances”.
Perkins joined in the summer transfer window from West Ham, and he has been firing all cylinders at the moment.
The 18-year-old has hit the ground running since joining Leeds at Thorp Arch, and Marsch has taken notes of his burgeoning rise.
“The beauty of having those guys around is I don’t think anyone in our squad treats them as young players or developing players. I think they see how good they are and how much they fit in,” said Marsch, as quoted by Leeds Live.
“Eventually, I would like to give those players bigger and bigger opportunities in the Prem, in cup matches, and we’ll see how everything pans out but certainly the one that comes to mind is when you see Sonny Perkins right now scoring every game, at least one goal and developing within the idea of how we want to play football, you start to feel like he deserves big chances and big moments and he needs them.
“Let’s see, let’s see what happens here in the next weeks and months but I’m certainly, with all four of those guys, really pleased.”
Top talent
Since joining the Whites, Perkins’ form for the Under-21s has been outstanding and he has the potential to challenge Joe Gelhardt for the senior squad.
Marsch has revealed that some of the young players like Perkins and Archie Gray have been training with the senior players on a regular basis. It is very important for the youngsters as the Whites boss can watch them closely.
Perkins left the London Stadium in controversial circumstances after his contract expired at the end of last season. West Ham were disappointed to lose him, but Leeds will be very pleased now for snapping up such a fantastic talent.
The youngster has been dominating headlines recently for his exploits with the England under-19s.
He scored four goals and provided an assist in just two games and he is the talk of the town at the moment.
Marsch seems to be very pleased with his development, and at the same time, he is looking to integrate him into the senior squad at the right moment.
In other Leeds United news, European newspapers are raving over the “animalistic’” performance of one Whites star on international duty.