Just look at the current Leeds side. Mateo Joseph, Pascal Struijk, Crysencio Summerville, Illan Meslier, Willy Gnonto and Charlie Crew have all been recruited by the Leeds academy while still in their teenage years.

They are now key players in this Leeds side. Summerville was bought for £1.3m and is set for a move to West Take a look at the Leeds team right now. The Leeds academy recruited Mateo Joseph, Pascal Struijk, Crysencio Summerville, Illan Meslier, Willy Gnonto, and Charlie Crew when they were still in their adolescent years.They are now important members of this Leeds team. Summerville was purchased for £1.3 million, and if the £9 million in add-ons are satisfied, he is expected to move to West Ham in a deal that could end up costing £34 million.However, some are brought to Leeds but fail to make the team. Sam Greenwood is out on loan once more, Joe Gelhardt is having trouble building on his early promise, and Sean McGurk moved to Swindon in January.In 2019, Dean, then 15 years old, was enticed to Leeds from Everton. This is just another instance of the team acquiring promising players and fusing their innate talent with the excellent Thorp Arch academy system.For the club’s U21 team, Dean made 38 appearances and scored an outstanding 16 goals for the reserve team. In January 2023, he enticed Dean to League Two with Mark Jackson at MK Dons, where he played as a star.Dean had a slow start, but in 43 games across all competitions, he finished with 20 goals and five assists. Of course, that won him fans, but few could have predicted that he would move to Belgium as his next step.
Ham in a deal that could reach £34m, if the £9m worth of add-ons for Summerville are met.But some don’t make it at Leeds despite being brought to the club. Sean McGurk moved to Swindon in January, Sam Greenwood is out on loan again and Joe Gelhardt is struggling to build on early promise.Dean was lured to Leeds as a 15-year-old from Everton in 2019, another example of the club signing potential gems and combining their natural ability with the wonderful Thorp Arch academy process.Dean played 38 times for the club’s U21 side and scored an impressive 16 goals for the second string. With Mark Jackson at MK Dons, he lured Dean to League Two in January 2023 and starred for them.After a slow start, Dean ended up with stats of 20 goals and five assists in 43 games in all competitions. Obviously, that attracted admirers but not many could have predicted his next move, moving to Belgium.