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title: "Leeds: Junior Firpo tipped to shine for Whites"
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published: "2021-07-14T16:10:48Z"
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# Leeds: Junior Firpo tipped to shine for Whites

**Former Leeds United defender Danny Mills has tipped new Whites signing Junior Firpo to be a success at Elland Road immediately.**

### The Lowdown: Leeds snap up Firpo

With Ezgjan Alioski always looking like moving on this summer, Marcelo Bielsa needed to bring in a new left-back.

He did just that, [signing](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11715/12349947/junior-firpo-leeds-sign-barcelona-full-back-for-undisclosed-fee-as-ezgjan-alioski-replacement) Firpo from Barcelona earlier this month after the Brazilian struggled for playing time behind first-choice starter Jordi Alba.

The hope is of course that the 24-year-old is a huge success story at Elland Road, proving to be a long-term acquisition.

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### The Latest: Left-back tipped to shine

Someone who believes that will be the case is Mills, who told [*Football Insider*](https://www.footballinsider247.com/mills-firpo-backed-to-thrive-at-leeds-united-after-deal-completed/) that he believes Firpo has the quality to slot into the team straight away:

> “I think it is exciting for Leeds fans.
>
> “He’s obviously a player of quality and now he has to fit into Marcelo Bielsa’s system and get used to the high-intensity training regime that they have and go from there.
>
> “He’s a player who you’d expect to come in and be comfortable on the ball. He should be able to handle the way Leeds play.”

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### The Verdict: Exciting signing by Whites

Firpo looks tailor-made to thrive in this current Leeds side, having the attacking game required to flourish in Bielsa’s system.

He averaged a hugely impressive [92.9 percent](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/351252/Show/Junior-Firpo) pass completion rate in the Champions League last season, highlighting his quality on the ball, also [scoring and assisting once apiece](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/351252/Show/Junior-Firpo) in seven La Liga appearances.

The fact that Firpo is also a genuine left-back means Leeds could be even more balanced, with all due respect to Alioski, who did an excellent job in general, but the North Macedonia international was never a natural in the position.

***In other news, Leeds are reportedly interested in signing a Premier League winger this summer. Find out who it is [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-transfer-rumours/leeds-whites-interested-in-signing-daniel-james/).***