Leeds United: Junior Firpo continues to shine
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00:00Yeah, now obviously the goal scorer in that game was Junior Firpo who also headed Leeds back into the game when they won
00:07and we had Bramman laying as well so clearly he's been one of the standout performers of the last couple of weeks
00:12but as we discussed off camera, he is out of contract at the end of the season
00:17and so what comes of him do you think when the season ends?
00:21I mean, let's not get ahead of ourselves here but Leeds are looking likely to be promoted to the Premier League
00:26so would you extend that contract? But obviously that's counting on the fact that he could perform just as well as he is doing in the Championship in the Premier League
00:34so what's the thoughts on that one?
00:36Yeah, it's an interesting one. I think based on his form at the moment and his contributions this season
00:40I think you'd have to say he certainly warrants a new contract and obviously the big question mark will be
00:45well, is he going to be able to do it in the Premier League? Obviously he's had a bit of a taste of that already
00:49but that was obviously a couple of years ago and whatnot
00:52Just as a question mark over Firpo in the Premier League, there's probably a question mark over just about every player in the team in the Premier League really
00:58obviously there are players that have played in the Premier League there before with Leeds or with other clubs
01:02but this will be a new team, he'll be lucky a couple of years on and whatever
01:06and it'll be interesting to see what happens. I suppose it's very hard really with Leeds
01:10because I suppose in the back of your mind you're preparing for life in the Premier League
01:14but ultimately you don't know if you're definitely going to be there
01:17just because the long odds are on with the bookies and just because they're top and just because they've got a buffer in the automatic promotion place
01:23it doesn't mean that ultimately they're going to get the job done. You're right, I suspect they probably will do
01:27and I think we all think they will go up, so it's pretty hard to plan really
01:30and I suppose that is the million dollar question, especially with someone like Firpo
01:34but it's not just one way street really because he'll have people interested in him as well I'm sure
01:38when you look at his form, I mean obviously that's two goals in two games with that header
01:43very, very important goals, both of them. I think it's seven goal involvements in his last six games
01:48which is really good going for a full-back, isn't it? He obviously had a hat-trick of assists against Cardiff
01:53three goals and eight assists this season despite having spells out injured
01:56so you can't grumble with it really and I think when Leeds signed him a lot of people
02:00I think everybody knew he'd be quite good going forward. I suppose the issue really was what it'd be like defensively
02:05but Leeds have been so on top in most games that obviously they are the ones forcing the issue really
02:10and in a way that's almost been similar with Bogle, I suppose question marks about him at the back as well
02:14but he's had a very, very good season, Junior Firpo, lots of chants obviously now
02:18the fans love singing his name and stuff and I'm sure he'll be very, very popular if they do extend
02:22he does extend his contract. I'm not sure how it will play out, obviously the longer it goes on
02:26the more you sort of have to wonder like is he going to end up leaving in the summer
02:29but I mean Daniel Farke has been asked about it a couple of times in his presses
02:32and he's basically just said look, the focus at the moment is ultimately on the next game in this season
02:36which it has to be. So a lot can change in the summer but certainly based on what he's done so far
02:41I think he warrants a new contract. Whether he can be first choice left back in the Premier League
02:45remains to be seen if they do go up but even if he doesn't have to be
02:50it depends really on what contracts he would get and the wages and stuff
02:54but he'd certainly be a very good option to have there. So he can't have done much more than he's done recently
02:58he's a very, very important player for Leeds as his goals and assists show so far
03:03so yeah, he'd be a popular one if he stayed, I'm sure of that.