according to ITV Leeds NewsJoe Gelhardt wants to seal a loan move away from Leeds United in January.
Gelhardt joined Leeds in 2020 from Wigan with high expectations, but the move hasn’t worked out as well as he might have thought yet.
Joe Gelhardt’s move to Leeds United has not worked out
Gelhardt quickly attracted attention for his fearless approach and exciting performances for Leeds U21s, where he scored 20 goals and 6 more assists in 31 games.
His impressive performances led to first-team opportunities, however, consistent game time proved difficult due to competition for places and management changes, limiting his chance to establish himself as a regular in the first team He made just 57 appearances for the first team, scoring 3 and assisting 5.
Last year he only started 2 league games all season and this season, the situation has not changed, with him yet to start a single league game.
Gelhardt wants to leave for Leeds in January
The report claims the player is increasingly frustrated with his current situation at the club and wants to leave in January.
Former Leeds midfielder Carlton Palmer also tipped him to leave in the January transfer windowexpressing surprise that Gelhardt and his advisers failed to secure a move in the summer, especially given the striker’s limited involvement at the club.
But according to Graeme Bailey, he would have moved but the player’s wages prevented him from leaving Elland Road this summer.
Gelhardt’s struggles for playing time at Leeds have not gone unnoticed by other clubs. Last season, Ipswich Town showed an interest in the striker and during the 2022-23 campaign, Gelhardt was loaned out to Sunderland, where he played 18 games but managed to score just three goals.
With the transfer window set to open in January, clubs in need of attacking reinforcements could see Gelhardt as a valuable option.
