Jean-Kevin Augustin hasn’t played a single game for Leeds United after signing.
The Frenchman joined on loan in the final week of the January transfer window, and despite the Whites playing twice since he’s arrived, the 22-year-old is yet to even make the bench for the Yorkshire club.
So, why is this? Well, Marcelo Bielsa has said himself that his fitness isn’t quite up to standard yet, but fortunately, the Yorkshire club have wasted very little time when trying to tackle that issue.
What’s been said then?
As always, Phil Hay was the man providing insight into Leeds United.
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The journalist was talking about Augustin’s fitness, and he stated that he went to Thorp Arch on the day the 22-year-old signed, and he saw him doing one thing.
“The things that Bielsa puts the greatest weight on are your body fat levels and the weight, and the targets you have for all that. Also the ability to do the running sessions that he asks of you,” Hay said (The Phil Hay Show 7/2/20 14:20).
“When I went up to Thorp Arch on the Monday when he signed the first thing he was doing was running around and around the track that Bielsa had installed at Thorp Arch, and it was very much a case of welcome to Bielsa’s Leeds.”
Good to see
While fans have been frustrated by Bielsa’s choice to leave Augustin out so far, he’s explained his reasoning quite well.
The Argentine has stated that his fitness isn’t up to scratch, and Graham Smyth has also commented on the fact that a few supporters said he was fat after his U23 performance on Monday.
Fortunately, Leeds are wasting no time in tackling the issue as they made him continuously run around the specially-made 1km running track that Bielsa had installed last summer.
Hopefully, Augustin is fit enough to play sooner rather than later.
In other news, Marcelo Bielsa may have just handed one Leeds youngster a massive lifeline.