Leeds United have to pay a reported £15 million for Helder Costa next summer.
Helder Costa didn’t have a glittering full debut for Leeds United on Saturday.
The Whites lost 1-0 at Charlton Athletic on what was Costa’s first start under Marcelo Bielsa in a league game.
But it’s fair to say that the occasion passed him by in a big way, with the on-loan Wolverhampton Wanderers winger doing very little during his 90 minutes on the pitch.
The Portugal international was brought to Elland Road in the hope that he’d help Leeds win promotion to the Premier League.
According to The Daily Mail, United are obligated to sign him on a permanent basis for £15 million next summer.
And Noel Whelan, speaking to BBC Radio Leeds, has questioned the deal on the back of his display in London, asking how he’s going to be effective for Bielsa’s side in the top flight if he wasn’t deemed good enough for Wolves.
He said: “Well look, the question is if he isn’t good enough for the Premier League with Wolves, how is he going to be good enough for the Premier League with Leeds if we get there?”
The Yorkshire side, who host West Brom on Tuesday, slipped to fourth on the back of losing at The Valley.
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