RB Leipzig head coach Marco Rose has hinted that Caden Clark may be sent out on loan next season to get more first-team minutes.
Clark returned to Leipzig in January after spending the entirety of the 2022 MLS season on loan with sister club New York Red Bulls.
Pro Soccer Wire reported in January that Leipzig was looking to loan Clark out for the remainder of the 2022-23 season, with interested clubs in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, but a move never materialized.
Clark has made the bench regularly for Leipzig since then, but is still looking for his club debut. That could come on Saturday against Borussia Mönchengladbach, as Leipzig navigates injuries to Christopher Nkunku and Xaver Schlager.
Though Clark could make his debut this weekend, Rose hinted that the club would once again look to send the U.S. U-20 attacker out on loan next season.
“We might think about giving him playing time at another club,” Rose said in quotes published on Tag 24.
“He’s doing well, but we need patience. He’s a great footballer with good basic technique who recognizes a lot of things. But when it comes to decision-making there’s still a lot of untapped potential, and we’ll work on that with him.”
Clark appears likely to make the USMNT roster for the U-20 World Cup, which will kick off in May. The location of the tournament is currently unknown after FIFA stripped Indonesia of hosting rights on Wednesday.
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