“Absolutely no point” – Leeds United told to avoid striking Aston Villa transfer deal

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘Terrace Talk’ series, which provides personal opinions from our FLW Fan Pundits regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

 

Leeds United are the latest Championship club to be linked with a move for Aston Villa youngster Louie Barry in January, with the Stockport County loanee expected to be recalled by his parent club for a loan to a higher level.

Birmingham World have reported that Villa are set to recall the in-form attacker, in order to send the player to a Championship side, with reports stating that Middlesbrough, Sheffield United and Coventry are among a host of clubs chasing his signature.

 

However, in a fresh development, TEAMtalk has revealed that Leeds are now looking to sign Barry on loan, as Daniel Farke looks to strengthen his squad in the January window.

 

Barry will likely end up somewhere in the second tier, and it seems Leeds have thrown their hat into the ring regarding the 21-year-old.

We asked FLW’s Leeds United fan pundit Kris Smith for his thoughts on the latest link to a wide forward, which he believes is not a particular area of concern for the Whites heading into January.

 

“I think it’s actually quite hard, from a neutral perspective, to not be quite excited about what the future holds for Louie Barry,” Kris told FLW.

“For me, if he’s leaving Stockport for an opportunity in the Championship — and he’s more than capable of making that step up — then I think the most important thing for him is that he makes the move to the right club that will play him every week in a role that suits him.

 

“Leeds have been linked with a move, which is unsurprising as we are linked with a move to lots of players of that ilk, but it makes no real sense for us and our squad, at the moment.

 

“Right now, Leeds have three right-footers in the attack that all prefer playing on the left-wing – that is Willy Gnonto, Largie Ramazani and Manor Solomon.