Ange Postecoglou has already told Leeds United added dimension Oliver Skipp will bring

In Oliver Skipp, Leeds United could gain a player with a particularly valuable trait already displayed at Premier League level, according to current manager Ange Postecoglou.

The 23-year-old is said to be of interest at Elland Road this summer with the club monitoring his situation. As the transfer window is officially open, Spurs' own search for midfield reinforcements could force academy graduates like Skipp closer to the exit door.

Sister site football.london say if events unfold this way, the player is believed to be open to reconnecting with Daniel Farke, whom he spent a season on loan under at Norwich City four years ago. Leeds' boss will therefore know a lot about the target in question, though since then his development has cultivated another trait the Championship club will be heavily fond of.

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Spurs' fourth-from-last game of the recent campaign saw them head to Liverpool without a recognised left back fit enough to feature. Skipp was brought on with 30 minutes to play at 4-0 down and in an unfamiliar berth aided his team finding two consolation goals.

"We have been working with Skippy the last few weeks," Postecoglou said afterwards. "When we lost Destiny [Udogie] and Ben [Davies], we're left with Emerson [Royal] who is not really a left back, we were looking around at options and in training we have been using him in that space.

"I thought he did well when he came on [at Anfield]. The way we play with full-backs, certainly with some of the positioning, he wouldn’t be too unfamiliar with the positions he would need to take up. He is an option for us and I think we need another option because we have three games this week and we only have Emerson as a back-up full-back at the club."

The England Under-21 international would later start on the left side of defence, with Spurs beating Burnley 2-1 in North London.

With the Championship campaign always a gruelling one, having versatile players comes as a sought-after bonus to managers like Farke. A tool like Skipp at his disposal next season will come in handy, especially if injuries were to get the best of Junior Firpo and Sam Byram.

The club are also eager to have Joe Rodon return from Spurs having impressed on loan last season, in what could turn out to be a double swoop of Postecoglou's ranks.