After an extraordinary breakthrough season, Archie Gray is now regarded as one of the hottest properties outside of the Premier League. The teen starlet sparkled at right-back and in midfield as Leeds United came within a whisker of securing promotion back to the top flight.
His outstanding form has earned him rave reviews and seen him attract interest from clubs in England and Europe. Arsenal and Bayern Munich are among the clubs who have been credited with an interest in Gray.
And former Aston Villa and Ipswich Town boss Paul Lambert has suggested the 18-year-old could benefit from leaving Elland Road this summer, comparing him to Real Madrid superstar Jude Bellingham. Lambert told The Mirror: “I saw Archie Gray playing for Leeds at Leicester earlier this season and I thought ‘Wow, this boy’s some player.’
“Then I watched Leeds thump Norwich 4-0 in the play-off semi-final and I thought ‘You’d be brilliant for Dortmund at your age.’
“Jude is now a global superstar at Real Madrid, but his time with Borussia Dortmund gave him the platform for that. He thrived at Dortmund and look at him now.”
