Still only 23-years-old, Tyler Roberts already feels like a Leeds United veteran. With 108 appearances, the forward has played more for the Whites than the likes Stephen McPhail, Jason Wilcox and Charlie Taylor, among many others.
And yet, despite that exposure, those opportunities which came from an unconditionally supportive Marcelo Bielsa, Roberts may have one eye on his future. The Wales international looks to be between something of a rock and a hard place.
Roberts is neither a cast-iron first-team regular nor a marginalised under-23 player itching for a loan move. He has the upside of semi-regular minutes in the most competitive league on the planet, but the stark reality he is unlikely to start the 25, 30, 35 matches in a season professional footballers crave.
