Hadi Sacko is on loan at Spanish second tier side Las Palmas from Championship league leaders Leeds United.
It seems a long time since Hadi Sacko was sprinting down blind alleys and firing crosses into the legs of the nearest full-back.
Leeds United have come a long way since the Malian winger left to join Las Palmas on a season-long loan, with Marcelo Bielsa leading them to the top of the Championship table.
But, while the Whites have thrived, it is fair to say Sacko has not. His spell in the Spanish second tier has not been much to write home about with just five appearances to his name.
In fact, Sacko has not been seen in the yellow of Las Palmas since a 12-minute cameo against RCD Mallorca at the end of October.
According to La Provincia, the former Sporting Lisbon youngster could be about to see his time in the Canary Islands come to an end.
It is understood that Leeds could cut short Sacko’s spell at Las Palmas, with director of football Victor Orta explaining the club’s stance.
“If we find a team that will give him more minutes, (Sacko) will leave,” Orta said, backing up suggestions that Leeds could look to send Sacko to another club for the second half of the season.
With La Provincia pointing out that Las Palmas coach Paco Herrera has left Sacko out of the match day squad for each of the last five games, it seems that an immediate departure could be for the best.
Leeds paid £1.5 million to sign Sacko in the summer of 2017 (YEP) and his contract has another year and a half left to run.
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