Will Patrick Bamford nonetheless be an asset within the Premier League?
The 31-year-old struggled for health final season and didn’t begin a recreation within the Championship, coming off the bench 17 occasions with out scoring.
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Nevertheless, he boasts extra top-flight expertise than most within the Leeds squad and did rating 17 Premier League objectives within the 2021-22 season, the final time the Whites went up.
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“Most individuals listening would most likely agree {that a} 9 must be purchased,” stated BBC Radio Leeds sports activities editor Jonny Buchan.
“But when [Bamford] performs each pre-season recreation, has an honest one, performs in Dublin towards AC Milan – he does have Premier League pedigree, one thing the membership want and wish,” .
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“He is already bought that and he scored 17 within the high flight earlier than.”
Co-host and Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix can even see the worth of retaining Bamford round.
“We have seen Bamford making an attempt to get match,” added Rix. “He by no means gave me any trace he desires to depart Leeds. He is aware of he must get to the primary day of pre-season able to go as a result of final season was a little bit of a washout.
“He is again in credit score with the followers. There’s an argument that when you get Pat match for 28 video games in a Premier League season, he is very price having. If another person had him, you’d suppose he is striker for them to have.
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“I simply do not know when you can go into a vital season once more counting on Bamford to be match. It looks like a stretch.”
The place do you stand on Bamford’s future?
Would you utilize him within the Premier League and, in that case, what ought to his position be?
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[BBC]