Patrick Bamford is eager to depart Leeds United on the finish of this season in a bid to seek out extra first-team alternatives, in line with former skilled scout Mick Brown.
Bamford has loved some highs at Elland Highway since signing from Middlesbrough in the summertime of 2018, netting 16 objectives in Leeds’ promotion marketing campaign and 17 objectives of their first season again within the Premier League.
Nevertheless, a mix of accidents and lack of kind have seen Bamford fall down the pecking order in recent times and this season, he’s performed simply 42 Championship minutes throughout 4 substitute appearances.
At 31 years outdated, Bamford will likely be nicely conscious that he’ll have to act quick if he needs to re-establish himself as an everyday starter within the prime two divisions of English soccer.
Leeds have already been linked with Danish striker Adam Daghim from RB Salzburg as a possible alternative (through Soccer Fancast), with the Whites probably set to name upon their Purple Bull partnership to strengthen their ahead line.
Patrick Bamford ‘determined’ to depart Leeds United
Former Man Utd, Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers chief scout Brown — who counts Sir Alex Ferguson among the many managers he has labored underneath — believes Bamford will likely be ‘determined to depart’ Elland Highway in the hunt for common begins.
“I’ve heard he needs to depart,” Brown advised Soccer Insider.
“He’s been there for some time now so a change of location is perhaps tempting him to maneuver and, if he’s not taking part in often, I can see him in search of a method out.
“Being on the bench each week will likely be irritating for him as a result of he’ll be used to being an everyday starter in that staff.
“I can see Leeds being eager to maneuver him on as nicely, as a result of his report isn’t superb.
“He’s had accidents within the final couple of years as nicely.
“Leeds wish to get promotion and so they wish to be a Premier League aspect. He doesn’t match that invoice as a result of he’s been there earlier than and never accomplished it.
“I feel it’s time for him to maneuver on, and for Leeds to maneuver him on.
“However that transfer received’t be upwards, it’ll be downwards. For me, he’s been an underachiever in his profession.
“If he does get that transfer away, although, I’d count on it to be on the finish of the season slightly than in January as a result of he’ll nonetheless have a job to play for them for now.“
