The former Leeds striker believes that due to Marcelo Bielsa’s side creating a lot of chances, the Spain international will be more prolific, and so will Patrick Bamford.
The Whites signed Rodrigo – who can play as a striker or as a winger – from Valencia last month for a transfer fee reported by The Sun to be worth £36 million.
The 29-year-old scored four goals and provided seven assists in La Liga, and scored two goals and provided two assists in the Champions League for Valencia last season, according to WhoScored.
During the 2018-19 campaign, the Spaniard scored eight goals and provided six assists in the league, according to WhoScored.
Beckford on talkSPORT (3:58pm, September 5, 2020): “Leeds United create a lot of chances as well. So that 1 in 3, 1 in 4 goal ratio that Rodrigo has got, in my opinion, between himself and Pat Bamford, it will jump up to 1 in 2.”
Scoring goals for Leeds United
Rodrigo was not always played as a striker at Valencia, and if he is by Bielsa, then he will score a lot of goals.
The Spaniard’s versatility to play as a winger will be a boon for Leeds, and one suspects that Bielsa signed him to make use of his versatility and for his ability to press and work hard.
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