Leeds United were linked with a move for striker Tom Cannon in the summer of 2023, before the youngster ended up joining promotion rivals Leicester City.
As Leeds prepare to take on Middlesbrough on Monday, a key dilemma in Daniel Farke’s selection process is who starts up front.
Patrick Bamford has contributed significantly to the side’s 2024 form, but has seen his purple patch come to an end, sparking the debate of if he should be replaced, as Joel Piroe started last time out and did little.
Leicester having their own striker nightmares right now
It was all looking incredibly rosy for Leicester before the turn of the new year, but they have since relinquished their huge lead at the top of the table.
One of the key factors that a lot of their fanbase consistently point to in bad results is their strikers not finishing as well as they should be – Patson Daka showing Leeds fans first-hand at Elland Road what the Foxes faithful have been worried about each week.
Jamie Vardy is of course past his best and on the way to an expired contract, while Kelechi Iheanacho is’t getting the nod, but where is Leeds’ snatched summer target Tom Cannon?
Enzo Maresca said this recently on the 21-year-old via BBC Radio Leicester:
