View:Leeds United will hold extra Leif Davis regret if Ipswich Town seal £100m pot of gold

Leif Davis‘s acquisition in 2022 might make a difference in Leeds and Ipswich’s Championship promotion fight.

Midweek draws for both teams resulted in unanticipated losses to their hopes of finishing in the top two.

A full day before Ipswich played Watford, on Tuesday night, the Whites faced Sunderland at home and had the

opportunity to go up to second place, if only momentarily.

However, Daniel Farke‘s team had a poor outcome against very beatable opponents; prior to their trip to Elland

Road, the Black Cats had only won one in ten games.

Ipswich also struggled to a home draw against the Hornets, who themselves have very little left to play for this

season, and lost a great opportunity to take the lead against Leeds.

Leeds’s greater financial standing than Ipswich

Supporters will find it extremely difficult to accept if Leeds loses out to Ipswich for a top two position.

The Yorkshire team’s 2022–23 campaign financial disclosures, which were made public earlier this week,

amply demonstrated the club’s extreme resource squandering.

Although Leeds was able to return to the Premier League, its poor transfer recruiting and management led to their

relegation after just three seasons.

Football financial expert Kieran Maguire emphasized three crucial numbers that demonstrated the team’s

disappointing performance from the previous season.

The Whites spent the fourth most on player acquisitions, had the tenth most expensively formed roster,

and the eleventh highest salary bill in the premier league.

Despite this, they placed 19th and had three different managers working to keep them from being demoted to the

Championship.

A just twelve months prior, their Suffolk rivals were rising from League One.

After a challenging few years in the third division prior to his arrival,

Kieran McKenna deserves all the praise he has got for leading the Tractor Boys back to prominence.

But the agreement to sign Leif Davis in the summer of 2022 best encapsulates the distinction between these two

teams.

Almost two years ago, Ipswich agreed to pay merely £1 million to sign the full-back.

Despite going through Leeds’ academy system, the 24-year-old was unable to make it into the first team.

Prior to moving to Portman Road, he made nine league appearances under Marcelo Bielsa,

only one of which was a start (all data via Fbref).

But by providing him with regular first team experience, the Tractor Boys have paid off,

as he has stepped up to the Championship and established himself as one of the division’s best players.

With two goals and sixteen assists in the second division this season,

the defender now appears ready to compete in the Premier League.

With an amazing 4.88 shot-creating actions per 90, his opportunity generation has been vital for McKenna’s club.

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