Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford believes the club’s future is bright with the amount of talented youngsters pushing for the first team. Bamford played alongside several of them as he netted a hattrick in the under-21s’ 6-2 win over Southampton on Friday.
The academy is an area of the club that has received significant investment since promotion to the Premier League in 2020. Several youngsters have been brought in for decent money and in the last 12 months that has started to pay dividends as they begin to filter into the senior side.
Bamford spoke highly of the three summer signings Darko Gyabi, Wilfried Gnonto and Sonny Perkins, while also praising Crysencio Summerville. He did insist, though, there is plenty to improve on, particularly after a sloppy final 20 minutes that saw Southampton score twice.
