A summer transfer to Elland Road for the Manchester City defender has been suggested.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis, a defender for Manchester City, could be the target of a bid from Leeds United this summer, but a dependable source has disclosed that he won’t be cheap if the San Francisco 49ers want to sign him.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis’ age is how old?
Harwood-Bellis, who is 21 years old and seemingly poised to enter his prime, has only ever made eight first-team appearances under Pep Guardiola since graduating from his club’s youth and being moved to the senior fold back in 2021.
The centre back has therefore spent the majority of his career travelling after being sent on four development loans to Blackburn Rovers, Anderlecht, Stoke City, and most recently last season at Burnley where he assisted Vincent Kompany’s team in winning promotion from the Championship.
The contract of the England youth international, though, is set to expire in less than a year, so this transfer window will be the Sky Blues’ last chance to make a move if they don’t want to risk losing him for nothing. Should he leave, however, he won’t be short of prospective suitors.
City’s youth product reportedly wants to succeed at his parent club but is aware that if he wants to play regularly, he’ll have to permanently move elsewhere. According to 90min, Newcastle United, West Ham, Brentford, and Fulham are all interested in the colossus, along with Daniel Farke‘s team, who ‘like’ him.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis is being signed by Leeds.
Pete O’Rourke of Football Insider claims that both Nathaniel Phillips and Harwood-Bellis are “interested” by Leeds, but that neither club will even contemplate a transfer without a “big-money” offer.
Despite last week’s addition of Joe Rodon from Tottenham Hotspur on a season-long loan due to the long-term injury sustained by Liam Cooper during the 2-2 Championship draw versus Cardiff on the opening weekend of the new season, the Whites, and consequently new owners the 49ers Enterprises, are “ready to go back into the market” for more defenders.
Standing at 6 feet 2 inches, Harwood-Bellis is truly a titan. He demonstrated this last season at Burnley, where he averaged 3.1 clearances and 2.8 aerial victories per second-tier game, according to WhoScored. He also recorded an 85.3% pass success rate, which was higher than any of the regular starters at Elland Road.
With 15 goal contributions (ten goals and five assists) over the course of his career, the Stockport-born player, who has been dubbed a “warrior” by journalist Josh Bunting, is also capable of getting involved with the action in the final third. This highlights the threat he poses when it comes to set pieces.
Harwood-Bellis, who can also play out wide at right-back in addition to his usual position at center-back, was previously said to have a price tag of £15 million. While that’s a steep price to pay for a newly relegated team, it might be worthwhile to pay to bolster the Leeds squad, making this one to watch before the deadline.
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