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da dobrowin： This article is part of Football FanCast’s In The Pipeline series, which takes a look at some of the most promising young talent either linked with clubs or emerging from their academies…
Unless your name is Jack Clarke, now seems like a good time to be a young player at Leeds.
The squad is small and as a result, that’s seen a host of teenagers make their mark on Marcelo Bielsa’s first-team.
Mateusz Bogusz scored in pre-season and earned a first start against Stoke whilst Alfie McCalmont has also featured twice.
Leif Davis has meanwhile enjoyed game time playing as a central defender.
Yet, for Clarke, it’s been a troublesome season after returning to Leeds following his move to Spurs.
He started at right wing-back, out of position, against Salford and then was hauled off at half-time versus Stoke.
However, the Whites confirmed a new signing last month that shows there might well be a plan in place for when Clarke properly departs.
Leeds brought in 17-year-old midfield Josh Galloway from Carlisle.
The teenager has become the second youngster to arrive from the same side after Liam McCarron’s switch in the summer.
Landing Galloway, however, it appears to be one of the first moves in preparing for life without Clarke.
He can play both in the middle of the pitch and out wide, bolstering a midfield area already beaming with young talent like Bogusz, McCalmont and Jamie Shackleton.
Yet to play a senior competitive game, Galloway will slot into Leeds’ U23 side at Thorp Arch having appeared in pre-season for the Cumbrian outfit.
He was beginning to make his mark, featuring against Fleetwood, Tranmere and also finding the back of the net against Penrith AFC.
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Carlisle were trying to tie him down to a new deal but he was quickly convinced to join Leeds on scholarship terms as Marcelo Bielsa’s men reportedly beat other Championship and even Premier League clubs to his signing.
His departure from Carlisle appears to have caused somewhat of a stir after Steven Pressley hit out at the system letting players like Galloway slip through the net.
Considering the youthful options at Bielsa’s disposal in the middle of the park, it may be out wide that he’s granted more opportunities, especially once Clarke fully departs.
When he does go back to Spurs, there will be an opening in the squad if not the starting XI and Galloway could well be the one to profit if he shows enough at youth level.
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