Nmecha is ready to come home after 'isolated' time in Germany

Lukas Nmecha was more than ready to come home after an 'isolated' time in Germany.

- by Graham Smyth

The irony will not have been lost on the softly-spoken 26-year-old that no sooner had he returned to England and signed for Leeds United that they took him straight back to Germany.

But the knowledge that once the preseason training camp was complete he would be heading back to England and living just an hour away from his family and home cooking, was certainly a comfort to him.

Nmecha was the first through the door this summer on June 15. He was a bolt from the blue.

The YEP first reported that he was close to signing a deal as a free agent on the morning of the day he completed his move.

Yet where other deals were first put into motion months ago-Anton Stach's representatives had their first conversations with Leeds in March, Sebastian Bornauw was aware of the Whites' interest even earlier-the possibility of signing Nmecha cropped up quite late on and quite suddenly.

He was a player they were well aware of and sporting director Adam Underwood in particular knew of the striker's story having been involved so long in the academy world, but not one they had been planning for until the chance arose.

They jumped at it, despite what Daniel Farke would call his 'injury CV' and Nmecha believes they won't regret it.

"I would say maybe yes, in a way [Leeds showed faith in his ability to sign him] but I think it's going to be a move that they're going to be happy about," he told the YEP.

"The thing that's always given me a lot of confidence is that even though I've had these times being out of the game, whenever I've come back, I felt really comfortable. I'm starting to gain my confidence here again, training is going really well.

"I know it's still the beginning phases. It's mainly just about getting the fitness back up to speed. Nice to have a few games coming up now, getting the chemistry with the boys."