Leeds United utility man to join rivals on season-long loan as Whites ‘open to offers’ for young trio - YEP 30/8/25
Leeds United’s Sam Greenwood is set to join Michael Carrick’s Middlesbrough side on a season-long loan deal.
By Joe Donnohue
The former Sunderland and Arsenal youngster will join up
with Carrick’s squad, returning to his north east roots for the 2023/24
campaign.
Greenwood featured for the only the second time this season
in the Carabao Cup Second Round defeat to Salford City on Tuesday night,
striking the crossbar with a free-kick during stoppage time at the end of the
second half.
The 21-year-old also converted his spot-kick during the
resulting penalty shoot-out but saw Leeds bow out of the competition.
Greenwood has found regular minutes hard to come by at
Elland Road amidst a raft of managerial and coaching staff changes during his
three-year stay in Yorkshire.
He arrived from Arsenal as a versatile forward player, often
leading the line for England’s youth teams whilst also playing off the right in
support of Folarin Balogun for the Gunners’ Under-23 side.
At Leeds, he quickly settled into a No. 10 role for Mark
Jackson’s Under-23 group before earning senior minutes at No. 8 and No. 6 under
Jesse Marsch.
Where he fits in at the Riverside Stadium remains to be
seen, but Greenwood’s own preference has typically been to play a more
attacking role.
