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da dobrowin： Bailey Peacock-Farrell has been very outspoken about his future at Leeds United this week.
The stopper has said that he will happily look for another club if he isn’t offered assurances about the playing time he will get next season.
What’s been said?
The 22-year-old started the last campaign as Leeds’ number one, but the arrival of Kiko Casilla saw him dropped to the bench.
The Spaniard’s recent poor performance in the playoff semi-final has given Peacock-Farrell hope that he will be able to reclaim his spot, but if he isn’t a starter for Leeds next season, he has said he will look to leave.
The Northern Irishman is entering the last year of his deal, and he isn’t sure if he will sign a new contract.
“They said they want to offer me a new deal which is great, but that was two or three weeks ago and I haven’t heard anything since,” he told Sky Sports.
“The aim for me is to be number one at Leeds and play at Leeds but, if that is not the case, I may have to look elsewhere. To maybe miss another season, let’s say I will be number two at Leeds, I can’t afford that.
“Obviously I want to play for Northern Ireland as well and to do that I need to be playing at the highest possible level that I can do.”
Let him go
Leeds would be making an incredibly irresponsible decision if they were to promise Peacock-Farrell a starting spot.
For all the blunders Casilla has made the 22-year-old is equally as error-prone. There is a reason the Whites brought someone in to replace him in January, and they shouldn’t lose sight of that.
Likewise, while you can’t fault Peacock-Farrell’s ambition and determination, there’s also a clear element of disrespect about his comments. Less than two years ago he was playing for York City; now, with just 41 first team appearances under his belt, he’s essentially laying down ultimatums.
That alone, regardless of Peacock-Farrell’s actual form, should be grounds enough for Leeds to get rid. If every player is allowed to dictate the terms of their own status in the squad, managing the dressing room will become impossible.
Peacock-Farrell has a lot of potential but not enough to start bowing down.