VIDEO - Leeds United youngster's summer training wonderstrike as Whites-linked teen looks on

Leeds United youngster Joe Gelhardt has been showing off his flair for the spectacular in a summer training session.
By Sports Reporter
Published 17th Jun 2021, 17:29 BST
Updated 17th Jun 2021, 17:55 BST
YOUNG HOPEFUL - Joe Gelhardt made the bench eight times in the Premier League last season but is yet to make his senior debut for Leeds United. Pic: GettyYOUNG HOPEFUL - Joe Gelhardt made the bench eight times in the Premier League last season but is yet to make his senior debut for Leeds United. Pic: Getty
YOUNG HOPEFUL - Joe Gelhardt made the bench eight times in the Premier League last season but is yet to make his senior debut for Leeds United. Pic: Getty

The Whites Under 23s prospect and England youth international joined his former Wigan Athletic team-mate Sean McGurk, who has himself been linked with a move to Elland Road, at a session laid on by Liverpool-based Pathway Soccer Schools.

Wigan youngsters James Carragher, Tom Costello and Harry McHugh, Tranmere's Charlie Jolley and former Latics academy player Harry Jolley were also involved.

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Gelhardt was captured perfecting his finishing technique in a video posted on social media that showed him rasping a bouncing ball into the very top corner of the net from well outside the area.

Leeds' 19-year-old forward scored 11 goals in 16 Premier League 2 second tier appearances last season, helping Mark Jackson's men clinch a league title and promotion.

He moved to Leeds from Wigan Athletic last summer, along with Sam Greenwood from Arsenal, and the pair formed a close partnership on and off the pitch.

Marcelo Bielsa included Gelhardt on the bench for eight Premier League fixtures but is yet to give him a senior debut.

Related topics:Joe GelhardtWigan AthleticEnglandPremier League

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