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title: "Leeds United watching Sonny Perkins in Croatia"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Leeds United News"
published: "2022-06-15T12:10:47Z"
modified: "2022-06-15T12:10:47Z"
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# Leeds United watching Sonny Perkins in Croatia

**[Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/) are ‘tracking’ West Ham forward Sonny Perkins on international duty in a tournament in Croatia.**

### The Lowdown: Phil Hay reveal

The Whites have already added to their first-team ranks with moves for Brenden Aaronson and Rasmus Kristensen ahead of Jesse Marsch’s first full season in charge.

However, Victor Orta still has his eye on academy additions, with [Phil Hay](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-phil-hay-reveals-sonny-perkins-transfer-news/) revealing earlier this month that Leeds were lining up deals for both Perkins and Birmingham City’s George Hall.

Perkins, described as a [‘stand out’](https://www.footballfancast.com/west-ham-united-news/west-ham-united-team-news-academy-prospects-in-the-pipeline-sonny-perkins-david-moyes-whu-irons-hammers-premier-league) player for the Hammers youth side, contributed to [16 goals in 24 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sonny-perkins/leistungsdaten/spieler/670877) in Premier League 2 and the U18s Premier League last season.

### The Latest: Joe Donnohue post

Leeds journalist [Joe Donnohue](https://twitter.com/JoeDonnohue/status/1536380380521058304) took to Twitter on Monday afternoon, name-checking both Perkins and Hall, who have been representing England in a youth tournament over in Croatia.

He claimed the Whites are still ‘tracking’ the pair, who helped England [win](https://twitter.com/youthhawk/status/1536376423757533184) the four-team tournament.

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### The Verdict: Good signs

The Whites broke a Premier League record last season by handing [eight](https://twitter.com/JRCooper26/status/1482721301789908999) teenagers their top-flight debuts, so Perkins and Hall could be the next to move to Elland Road and break through in the coming years.

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Perkins has an impressive record at youth level, and with Joe Gelhardt and Sam Greenwood establishing themselves in Marsch’s first-team squad last season, the West Ham man could become the Whites’ new U23 star in attack.

A new senior striker is also on the [agenda](https://twitter.com/PhilHay_/status/1531591329976918017), so it could well be a busy few months for Ortta and co in the transfer market.

***In other news: [Next step now taken on Kalvin Phillips leaving Leeds in big development.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-transfer-rumours/leeds-manchester-city-kalvin-phillips-transfer-bid/)***