Leeds United signed a striker! (in January) - The Square Ball 9/8/22
I'M THINKING, WOW Written by: Rob Conlon Leeds United Under-21s won their first match of their Premier League 2 Division 2 campaign by beating, no, thumping, Derby County 5-2 on Friday. And if it’s good enough for the Yorkshire Evening Post to note in their headline, it’s damn right good enough for my intro: the result puts Leeds top of the table. You heard it, we’re top already! I don’t want to get too carried away, but… We! Are! Going! Up! With the best of the kids needed to fill the first-team bench last season, Leeds were relegated from the top tier of the academy competition. There is a renewed sense of intrigue in the rebranded U21s thanks to the signings of Darko Gyabi and Sonny Perkins, as well as new boss Michael Skubala. But Friday’s win belonged to one of the old new boys, Mateo Joseph, signed in January from Espanyol’s YouTube channel but shielded from the immediate hype by sharing his handful of appearances between the Under-18s and Under-23s. Max Dean’s injury