West Ham United boss David Moyes got it 100 per cent right by allowing Sonny Perkins to join Leeds rather than offer him a new deal.
David Moyes actually gave Sonny Perkins his full debut for West Ham, but he left the London Stadium to join Leeds last summer.
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Rather than buckle and meet Perkins’ huge demands, the Hammers allowed him to walk away and join Leeds, thus opening the door for Divin Mubama to make a name for himself at the London Stadium.
Just after the 19-year-old left, he scored a brilliant 33-minute hat-trick for England under 19’s, and it seemed like Moyes might have made a big mistake.
However, it’s clear to see now that Moyes called it absolutely spot on, in spite of what some West Ham fans were suggesting at the time…
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According to The Athletic, Perkins is set to leave Leeds to join League One outfit Oxford on a season-long loan.
The teenage forward is clearly not ready to cut it even at Championship level just yet.
He bagged 13 goals in 24 appearances for Leeds’ under-21 side and racked up just one goal in four outings for the senior side.(Transfermarkt).
Perkins was clearly not ready to be playing football at the highest level last summer and a year later, that remains the case.
Who would have thought it? The man who watched the 19-year-old pretty much every day in training got the call to move him on 100% correct!
Listen, there’s every chance that the Leeds forward goes on to become a very good player.
What cannot be denied though is that West Ham were right not to hand Sonny Perkins a flashy new contract when he was still a teenager.
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