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The rise to the Premier League and the confirmation of a Category 1 academy at Thorp Arch have noted that Leeds United intensified his quest for young skill this summer.
Joe Gelhardt, Cody Drameh, Charlie Allen and Dani van den Heuve arrived last month, and Arsenal striker Sam Greenwood was tasked with sealing the passage to Elland Road.
Limited to under-18s in England, Greenwood had several major clubs vying for his signing, however, Leeds can see players such as AC Milan and Manchester United, as they were given the teenager by six figures out of three. -a one-year offer
But what kind of player did Leeds get?
We asked Arsenal’s Art de Roché on our sister football.london online page for his views on the promising youngster.
Sam Greenwood is primarily a striker, but has also played on both flanks since joining Arsenal in 2018. He is an incredibly blank striker of the ball, whether in open play or dead ball, is comfortable haggling with the ball towards more central areas.
Your body is lightweight, so facing off at more powerful center/side backs can bring your challenges. In Arsenal U23’s 4-3 win over Monaco in the International Premier League Cup last season, he demonstrated that he can adapt to more physical war games through drifting on the field to find a larger space wallet, but his strength would be the main area. to improve.
On the whole, Greenwood has progressed well since joining Arsenal from Sunderland. In his first season [2018/19], he scored 10 goals and made five assists in the Under-18s Premier League. Last season, he mostly spent the first half of the year with the Under-18s but began getting regular Under-23s call-ups in January but his involvement was halted by the pandemic. He scored his first goal at Under-23 level against Derby County and then scored a free kick for the Under-18s against Chelsea the next day.
Greenwood is highly sought after for his under-23 record on the 2019/20 shows. Before next season, you may have scored minutes more consistent with Steve Bould’s team.
The attitude of the 18-year-old was good. He admitted that it was “intimidating” to leave his hometown to sign for Arsenal, but there were no real unrest as he temporarily settled down and was in a position to make his way into the under-18 and under-23 teams.
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Currently it would have been quite distant, but that is not an inconvenience to its quality. As things stand, Arsenal has Eddie Nketiah challenging Alexandre Lacazette in the first team, tyreece John-Jules is expected to be loaned to the league next season after a season at Lincoln City last season, then is Folarin Balogun, another highly sought-after striker. who can leave because he’s the previous couple in the order.
As a player who had just joined the under-23 team before the blockade, it would have taken Greenwood some time to be part of the first team. As things stand, seeing how he plays in under-23 football would be the best and, if he’s comfortable in January, a look can give good results.