Leeds defender Charlie Cresswell is currently impressing on loan at Millwall, but the Premier League club have the option of bringing him back to Elland Road.
The 20-year-old joined the Lions on a season-long loan in July and has been in great form ever since, keeping two clean sheets, scoring three goals and providing an assist in nine appearances in all competitions.
Back at Elland Road, Leeds’ defense hasn’t been perfect, keeping only one clean sheet all season, while conceding five goals against Brentford last time out.
If Jesse Marsch and the club want Cresswell back, they have the option of terminating his loan from Millwall, but that doesn’t appear to be the plan at the moment.
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According to The Athletic’s Phil Hay, the journalist has stated that Leeds did not offer the young centre-back Millwall in the summer and instead the Championship club had to meet the demands of the Yorkshire outfit in order to loan him out.
Hay said: “Unlike [Jamie] Shackleton and Millwall were not offered the opportunity to sign Cresswell permanently and although Leeds did not demand a loan fee before sending him south, the deal with Gary Rowett’s side will impose penalty clauses if he does not play as much as Leeds. wants.
“There is also a provision for your parent club to call you in January, although that safety net is for emergencies.
“The whole point of the transfer was that he stayed at The Den and played.”
Leeds clearly hold the centre-back in high regard, which is evident by not including a buy clause and if his defensive weaknesses continue, albeit unplanned, could they bring Cresswell back during the next window?
