Sky Sports’ Spanish football expert Terry Gibson has earmarked Marc Roca to impress in his debut season at Leeds United. The midfielder signed from Bayern Munich for around £10million after struggling for regular game time, but was highly sought after across Europe following four outstanding campaigns at Espanyol and with Spain’s under-21 side at the 2019 European Championships.
The 25-year-old excelled at the Catalan club in a deep-lying midfield role and was seen by Leeds director of football Victor Orta as the perfect partner for a more defensive option - initially Kalvin Phillips, although that is likely going to change. Renowned for his outstanding vision and passing range, Roca attracted interest from German giants Bayern but failed to break into the first-team regularly amid competition alongside Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka.
He did impress, however, in the short spells when he was called upon and was picked out by Munich manager Julien Nagelsmann when covering for Kimmich in the Bundesliga. And Spanish expert Gibson believes the midfielder will be ‘real asset’ at Leeds, and that the fans will really enjoy watching the intelligent playmaker.
