Joe Gelhardt: Destined for the Top

“Managing him was a dream. Every time he played, he was affecting things positively. The flair he had didn’t mean he did things for show. He just had it.”

Those were the words of former Wigan Athletic coach Nick Chadwick, discussing the development of striker Joe Gelhardt with The Athletic.

Including penalties won, the Leeds forward, long touted as one of England’s brightest prospects, averages a goal involvement every 93.4 minutes in this season’s Premier League. 

For a side so goal-shy this campaign, the brief glimpses we’ve seen of the 19-year-old Liverpudlian in the topflight have been enough for fans to understand what Chadwick and his fellow Wigan coaches saw during his time at the club.