Leeds United should have tried to swoop in to sign Tottenham Hotspur defender Cameron Carter-Vickers before he joined Swansea City on loan.

What’s the word?

Everything is going to plan for the Yorkshire outfit at the moment in the Championship.

Marcelo Bielsa’s side currently sit at the top of the league table following four wins and a draw.

The club, though, are experiencing a slight problem in defence due to injuries suffered by Liam Cooper and Pontus Jansson.

The latter returned to action on Saturday afternoon, but with Cooper on the sidelines, Gaetano Berardi was selected to start.

Even though the injuries have not hampered Leeds’ results, it is a warning that the team could suffer without the right personnel.

On Saturday, Swansea confirmed the signing of Carter-Vickers from Tottenham on loan for the season, but Leeds should have considered a move.

Why?

Carter-Vickers is certainly not the finished product at the age of 20, but now is when he needs regular game time to prove himself.

Leeds have coped so far with their injury struggles at the back, but a long, arduous season is likely to throw up more problems of a similar nature.

Having Carter-Vickers as an option would have been beneficial for Leeds given that the centre-back is determined to prove himself.

Despite being a young player, the defender is a fully-fledged USA international and he has experience playing in the Championship.

Last season, Carter-Vickers spent the first half of the campaign on loan at Sheffield United and the second spell at Ipswich Town.

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