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title: "Leeds: Jamie Shackleton could join Millwall"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
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published: "2022-07-09T10:45:29Z"
modified: "2022-07-09T10:45:29Z"
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# Leeds: Jamie Shackleton could join Millwall

**[Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/)‘s Jamie Shackleton could be set to join Millwall on loan, according to two separate sources.**

### The lowdown

The Whites have offloaded [five players](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leeds-united/transfers/verein/399) so far in the summer transfer window, with Kalvin Phillips’ [£45m move to Manchester City](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/12640261/kalvin-phillips-man-city-complete-transfer-of-leeds-united-midfielder) the headline departure.

Meanwhile, Laurens de Bock has left for Zulte Waregem on a free transfer, Liam McCarron has joined Stoke City and Tyler Roberts has sealed a loan switch to Queens Park Rangers.

Intriguingly, Leeds have already sent one player to Millwall, with 19-year-old centre-back Charlie Cresswell heading to the Championship outfit earlier this week.

### The latest

[Graham Smyth](https://twitter.com/GrahamSmyth/status/1545365651921182721), chief football writer at The Yorkshire Evening Post, says that there is the ‘potential’ for Shackleton to make what would be a ‘good’ loan move to The Den.

Meanwhile, [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/leeds-united-shackleton-sources/) reported that Millwall have already agreed a deal with Leeds to take the 22-year-old to London on a temporary basis.

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### The verdict

Shackleton may only be 22, but he has already clocked up [78](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jamie-shackleton/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/534700/verein/399) first-team appearances for Leeds.

He made [seven Premier League starts](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jamie-shackleton/leistungsdaten/spieler/534700/plus/0?saison=2021) and 14 appearances overall in the top flight last season, with [two more outings](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jamie-shackleton/leistungsdaten/spieler/534700/plus/0?saison=2021) in the Carabao Cup.

[Only one player](https://fbref.com/en/squads/5bfb9659/Leeds-United-Stats) who started at least five league matches could better his passing accuracy of 86.1% (Pascal Struijk), while only Phillips and Junior Firpo averaged more tackles per 90 minutes.

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If you apply the same filter, Shackleton recorded the best [xG plus/minus per 90](https://fbref.com/en/squads/5bfb9659/Leeds-United-Stats) in the entire squad, which duly indicates that he’s a valuable player for the Whites.

[Capable](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jamie-shackleton/leistungsdaten/spieler/534700/plus/0?saison=ges) of playing at right-back and central midfield, he also brings welcome versatility; while he was [named the club’s fittest player in 2021](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/every-leeds-united-player-scheduled-for-early-pre-season-return-as-squad-split-in-two-3745589?page=2), which Jesse Marsch will surely appreciate given the American’s preference for a [high-pressing approach](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head-coach-analysis/jesse-marsch-at-leeds-united-2021-22-tactical-analysis-and-tactics).

If the mooted loan move to Millwall proves to be a success, Shackleton could conceivably force his way into the Leeds manager’s plans in the longer-term.