Jesse Marsch is delighted with the progress Rasmus Kristensen has made since stepping into the Leeds United environment. Kristensen joined up with his new Whites teammates at the start of the month after making the £10m switch from Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg earlier this summer.
He had a week on the Thorp Arch training field before boarding a flight to Australia with the rest of his new teammates to take part in the club’s pre-season tour Down Under. So far, Kristensen has featured twice in Queensland and he has been one of the club’s most eye-catching performers, too.
The right-back picked up 45 minutes in Gold Coast against A-League side Brisbane Roar and another appearance against Premier League opposition Aston Villa on Sunday was enough to pick up plenty of praise, despite a 1-0 defeat. Having worked with him previously in Salzburg, Marsch isn’t surprised by how well the Denmark international has settled into the squad this summer and the head coach has challenged him to continue on his current trajectory as the competitive action nears.
