Birmingham City forward Troy Deeney says Javi Gracia will be an 'instant success' at Elland Road, and has revealed why he has an affection for Leeds United.
The former Watford forward played under Gracia at Vicarage Road, and reached the FA Cup final in 2019. Gracia also guided the Hornets to an 11th place finish in the Premier League in his only full season but was sacked after losing three of his opening four league games the following campaign. But Deeney has continued to stay in contact with Gracia since his Watford exit, and is willing to offer him a helping hand if required.
"Javi Gracia will have instant success at Leeds. I really do believe that. I go back to my time at Watford when he was manager. He came in and replaced Marco Silva in January 2018 with a very quick turnaround," Deeney wrote in his column for The Sun.
