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Leeds United star Kemar Roofe sends message on Twitter after winning award

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Chelsea-owned Izzy Brown and Tyler Roberts are pleased for Leeds United teammate Kemar Roofe.

Kemar Roofe of Leeds is tackled by Julien De Sart of Derby during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Derby County at Elland Road on January 13, 2017 in Leeds, England.

Leeds United striker Kemar Roofe has taken to social networking site Twitter to express his delight at winning the Championship Player of the Month award for August.

Roofe, who can also operate as a winger, scored four goals in six Championship appearances for Leeds last month, according to WhoScored.

The 25-year-old – who has been on the books of the Whites since the summer of 2016 when he joined from Oxford United for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £3 million – has taken to Twitter to revel in his success.

The former West Bromwich Albion prospect has also thanked the Leeds fans, his teammates and head coach Marcelo Bielsa for his success.

Two of Roofe’s teammates have expressed their delight on Twitter at the striker winning the award – 21-year-old Izzy Brown, who can operate as an attacking midfielder, forward or winger, and 19-year-old Tyler Roberts, who can play as a striker or as a winger.

Chelsea's Izzy Brown and Andreas Christensen (right)

Brown joined Leeds on a season-long loan deal from Premier League club Chelsea in the summer transfer window and earns £25,000 per week as salary, according to Spotrac.com.

Roberts has been at Leeds since January 2018 when he moved from West Bromwich Albion for a transfer fee reported by Sky Sports to be worth £2.5 million.

Tyler Roberts of Wales during the UEFA Nations League B group four match between Wales and Irland at Cardiff City Stadium on September 6, 2018 in Cardiff, United Kingdom.