Leeds United 'agreement in place' as £5m midfielder set for Elland Road loan exit — YEP 29/6/24
By Will Jackson
Leeds United look set to let another youngster leave the
club on loan
Darko Gyabi is reportedly on the verge of leaving Leeds
United to link up with Plymouth Argyle once more. The midfielder spent two and
a half months with the Pilgrims last season and according to Football Insider,
the south coast side have agreed a deal to take him back to Home Park on a
season long loan.
The midfielder is desperate for minutes as he continues to
progress and develop in the senior game and with an agreement said to be in
place, Leeds will be hoping the loan will allow him to take the next step in
his career. Gyabi will be keen to impress, too, after seeing his initial loan
with Plymouth cut short through injury.
The 20-year-old joined the Devon outfit last January and
made 10 appearances for the club under Ian Foster, who could be heard singing
the youngster's praises on several occasions. However, Gyabi was forced to
return to Elland Road at the end of March with a groin injury bringing his
season to a premature end.
Foster was sacked in April with Plymouth struggling towards
the bottom of the table, but the club have now appointed former England
international Wayne Rooney to take them forward into the new season. Rooney
hasn't found too much success as a manager, but given his credentials in the
game, Gyabi will surely be keen to work with him as he strives to establish
himself in first-team football.
The midfielder, who made the move in 2022 from Manchester
City for a fee of around £5m, still has two more seasons left to run on his
current deal with Leeds and continues to find himself down the pecking order
under Daniel Farke. He made just two appearances last season for the Whites,
prior to his loan with Archie Gray, Glen Kamara, Ethan Ampadu and Ilia Gruev
ahead of him in the pecking order.
