The winger joined Leeds from Oxford last summer.
Leeds United’s Kemar Roofe and Fulham’s Denis Odoi in action
The international break has effectively given Leeds United’s players a weekend off. Some are likely to have headed on a quick break, others will have gone home to see family.
Kemar Roofe? Well he headed back to his former club.
The attacker joined Leeds for £3 million, as reported by the BBC, this summer from Oxford United after a brilliant campaign with the U’s.
Kemar Roofe celebrates after scoring their first goal
He scored 32 goals in 65 appearances for Oxford during his 18-month stay at the Kassam Stadium.
Yesterday saw Oxford, who Roofe helped earn promotion to League One last season, take on Rochdale at the Kassam and Roofe was a guest of an honour at the game – receiving a rapturous applause when stepping out onto the pitch:
Speaking to the Oxford Mail, he had this to say about the welcome he received from his former supporters:
“That was special to get that reaction.
“It was crazy, I wasn’t expecting it.”
Roofe tweeted later that day:
The reaction Roofe received was a true show of just how popular the Leeds man was at his old club.
Leeds fans and the 23-year-old will be hoping they can develop a similar rapport in the months and, potentially years, to come.
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