Kemar Roofe is heading for a Leeds United exit it seems.
Scott Minto has said on Twitter that it’s imperative for Leeds United to replace Kemar Roofe with someone who can share the goalscoring burden with Patrick Bamford.
Marcelo Bielsa confirmed before Sunday’s win at Bristol City that the United hitman was likely to leave the club.
Roofe leaving would mean that Bamford is Leeds’ only tried-and-tested striker.
In addition to having two lengthy injuries last term, the 25-year-old, who scored at Ashton Gate yesterday, can go off the boil with regards to goalscoring.
And Minto has said in a Twitter video that the Whites would be mad not to sign anyone before Thursday’s transfer deadline.
He said: “I do think that as talented as Patrick Bamford is, you can’t rely on him for the whole season to score those amount of goals that’s needed to take a team up.”
The former Premier League player is right.
Whether it’s through injuries or a sudden drop in form, Bamford, a £7 million signing last summer [The Daily Mail] just isn’t a reliable goalscorer. On his day he’s as good as any striker in the Championship, but without help he won’t be able to fire Leeds into the top flight.
Thursday’s deadline doesn’t give Leeds a lot of time to sign a replacement for Roofe, if it’s a permanent signing, but they absolutely must get one in.
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