Leeds United manager Daniel Farke must be in a positive mood following a solid start to life back in the Premier League for his side. However, his stock has also been rising after there were suggestions that he may not be good enough for the top flight.
Farke’s previous record in the Premier League with Norwich City coloured opinion about him after he won the Championship and earned promotion back to the top flight with Leeds.
However, the Leeds boss has already made a few pundits eat humble pie. The German has managed to change the narrative about him, and his stock as a manager has been gradually rising.
He is now being linked to revive the career of one of the most highly-rated young players in English football if the Whites manage to sign him from Manchester United in the winter transfer window.
Daniel Farke has been backed to revive Manchester United star Kobbie Mainoo
Kobbie Mainoo was linked with a loan move to Leeds towards the end of the summer transfer window when he wanted to leave Old Trafford.
However, Manchester United blocked any move out of the club, and he stayed put. The midfielder has struggled to start games under Ruben Amorim, and his future is expected to be under the scanner in the winter window.
Leeds have been backed to revive the move for Mainoo in January, and former Manchester United striker Teddy Sheringham believes Farke can revive one of the best young talents of English football.
He feels the Leeds manager is the kind of coach who can put an arm around the young midfielder and get the best out of him in the Whites team, if they signed him on loan.
“Yes – without a doubt [Mainoo is the type of player Leeds should target]”, Sheringham told The Yorkshire Post.
“Not even six months ago, he was in the England set-up and people were raving about him. He can’t be that bad a player.
“He just needs to get someone who loves the way he plays. This game is all about opinions, and just because Amorim doesn’t fancy him, it doesn’t mean to say [Daniel] Farke won’t get the best out of him.
“Put an arm around him and tell him how good he is, team him up with someone in midfield who accommodates him and all of a sudden, you’ve got a player back on your hands.
“If Leeds could get someone like that on loan, it would definitely be a plus point.”
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