Leeds United manager Daniel Farke claims the club has “no will” to let Charlie Cresswell go in the January transfer window.
The Whites manager admitted following their 3-0 win against Birmingham City on New Year’s Day that it will be up to the player if he wants to leave the club this month, but he and the club both want to keep him.
Cresswell‘s future at Elland Road is grim, having only made three appearances in all competitions this season, and the Sunday Mirror [30 December, page 72] reported that the youngster is ready to leave for good, despite interest from Sunderland and Ipswich Town.
Farke stated of the youngster’s future, as reported by The Athletic‘s Phil Hay (1 January), “Charlie’s a proud player.” It is entirely up to him whether or not he accepts this challenge.
“From our side, there is no will to let him go but it’s important to speak about what the player wants.”
Farke has only included the Thorp Arch academy graduate in matchday squads once since the 2-1 win over Plymouth before the November international break [SofaScore], raising the question of whether Farke sees him as part of his plans or even rates him.
With the January window now open and Cresswell facing a critical decision about his future, the demand in his gifted services is growing.
Farke clearly believes that Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk, and Liam Cooper are ahead of him right now, depriving him of opportunities and game time.
Cresswell is an extraordinarily good player, but he is at an age where he needs to be playing at a high level on a regular basis, as he demonstrated last season at Millwall and even on international duty for England under-21s.
That may not happen at Leeds United right now, so another loan move could be beneficial.
Farke can only say what the club wants him to say when it comes to his progress and experience. Farke respectfully points out that Cresswell’s fate is in his own hands, not anyone else’s.
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