Jesse Marsch has confirmed Leeds United defender Cody Drameh will join Championship side Luton Town on loan for the rest of the season. The young full-back has been knocking on the door of the first-team but has seen his game time limited to just three games so far this season.
The Whites youngster is viewed as the future right-back at Elland Road, having impressed in the Leeds youth set-up. The 21-year-old spent last season on loan with Cardiff City and attracted plenty of praise during his time in South Wales.
Drameh played 22 games for the Bluebirds, joining on loan in January 2022. The England youth international was named as the Welsh side's Young Player of the Season and Player of the Season for 2021–22.
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Marsch said: "Last one is that Cody Drameh, I think there'll be an announcement about his loan later today. But, he will be going out on loan. Yes, I'll give you that."
The club are reported to have agreed a loan deal until the end of the season, with no buy option in the deal with an official announcement expected later today.
When asked about a future at Elland Road for Drameh, Marsch said: "Yes, I see no doubt a future here for him. He and I, I think, have formed a pretty strong relationship over the last eight months.
"If I go back to the time I first met him and he was very dissatisfied about coming back, he kind of expressed that he didn't think this was going to be right for him. But over time, us getting to know each other and him being a part of what we've been building here, I think he sees his potential here, the potential of what we're doing here as a club, I think he's a lot more excited about the possibility of the long-term commitment and project could be like.
"I told him when he left that it was unfortunate that we didn't have, with both Luke [Ayling] and Rasmus [Kristensen] now, that we just didn't have more opportunities for him to develop right here, right now with us, because in many ways I think he's ready for those challenges. But, we were also very clear with each other that we thought he goes to a club that's pushing for something, that challenges him in a lot of ways.
"I think as a person, he's developed a lot in the last eight months and he's ready to put that to the test at a higher level than even being at Cardiff last year. By the way, a lot of clubs were interested in him and it was just trying to find the right challenge for him, so that when we see each other again in June - we'll be in contact, I made sure to tell him that we'll be in contact over the next months - or end of May, that he's ready for more here, that he's improved and grown and ready for big challenges here with us."
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