In a press conference today, Wednesday, Leeds boss Jesse Marsch addressed Jack Harrison’s situation following the winger’s post-match comments, where he said “we’ll see what happens” when asked if he was going to stay at the club.
“Jack unintentionally brought attention to the whole situation because, for sure, his intention is to be with us… Even when I mentioned about [how] we listen to lots of offers for lots of players, that’s the reality of what our business is.”
“There’s always interest in our players because we have quality players. We’re in the top league in the world, but we feel strongly that the guys we have within our group right now can help us be really successful and Jack is certainly one of those.
“Jack really didn’t mean to bring any attention to it and I’m sure he’ll have his chance to give his side of things, but I know he’s happy here. I know he loves playing for the club and he and I have a great relationship, and he knows how important I think he is to what we’re doing here in the future.”
This comes as it has been reported that Newcastle have made a bid of £24 million for the winger, who was Leeds’ second-highest goalscorer in 2021/22.
However, it is clear that he will be a big part of Marsch’s plans if he is to stay at the club for the upcoming season despite the recent arrival of Luis Sinisterra from Feyenoord, a left-sided winger.
Harrison is more than capable of playing on either side of the pitch, as demonstrated by his excellent performance against Arsenal in the cup while the club were still down in the Championship, cutting inside and unleashing some venomous strikes that had the opposition very worried. However, one of his biggest talents is crossing the ball with his left in behind the defence, something that may not be possible if he was to play on the right.