Leeds United took the decision this summer to send Harry Gray out on loan. The young striker began last year with the U21s side before going out on loan for the second half of the season.
Gray was with Rotherham in League One last year, and he scored three goals in 20 appearances.
His first spell in senior football was not poor, but it showed that the youngster was ready for more of it.
So the loan spell to Sheffield Wednesday this summer will be another opportunity for him to learn a lot at that level. Leeds allowed him to leave despite not being able to sign a striker for the rest of the window.
Former Leeds United star makes claim about Harry Gray
Harry Gray
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Harry Gray has made four appearances for Sheffield Wednesday so far, but is yet to score a goal.
Former Leeds United man Lee Sharpe thinks the striker is good enough to play for the first team. He also mentioned that his loan this season might be his last away from Elland Road.
“I would guess so, yeah, [with], the quality of him. I think it’s important that young lads go out on loan, especially from Premier League clubs.” Sharpe told The Yorkshire Post.
“I think sometimes it can be a bit of a baptism of fire trying to get them into the Premier League and up to the pace of thought as much as the pace of play. You know, there’s so many top, top players that have been out on loan before they actually cracked the Premier League.
“I think it’s going to do him a world of good down at Sheffield Wednesday and I think he’ll come back a better player and I don’t doubt that once he comes back to Leeds, then he’ll start edging his way into the first team.”
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The Whites did not manage to get a striker through the door on deadline day and will go with Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha this season.
This setup is perfect when Harry Gray eventually returns this summer.
The best path for him will be to return from his loan and integrate with the first team ahead of next season. Gray would have had two seasons of first team football and would be older and more mature.
It would be the perfect plan for a player the club highly rate for the future.
