Jamie Shackleton has gone from strength to strength at Leeds United this summer after returning from a difficult Millwall loan spell and impressed Daniel Farke immensely
Love for Jamie Shackleton was pouring from Daniel Farke after Leeds United’s EFL Cup exit, as he talked up the academy product’s importance to his project. With less than one year to run on the 23-year-old’s deal and an unconvincing loan spell at Millwall not long in the rearview mirror, Shackleton would have been forgiven for wondering where his future lay this summer.
Except, he has won Farke’s heart and mind with his versatility, work rate, determination, camaraderie, stamina and quality on the ball. As a right-back, left-back, central midfielder and right-winger, Farke has been comfortable using Shackleton. READ MORE: Leeds United transfer choice tears up club's natural order and underlines Farke's high standards
“Sometimes, even a bit of his problem [is] he has to play so many different roles instead of coming into rhythm on one role, but he proved again tonight he is an unbelievably important piece of our squad and I'm really, really happy to have him, definitely.”Get Leeds United news to your phone with our WhatsApp community Want the inside track on transfers? There's now a way you can get breaking news and the best reads sent straight to your device.
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