Leeds United have faced flak for their decision to loan out Largie Ramazani in the summer transfer window. The Whites fans are deeply divided on the club’s call to let him leave last month, as some felt that he has genuine quality to make a difference in the final third.
Ramazani made just seven starts in the Championship and played fewer than 800 minutes last season. Leeds believed that it would have been hard for him to get more game time in the Premier League this season and decided to let him return to Spain with Valencia on loan for the rest of the campaign.
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However, on hindsight, that decision looks worse than it was originally, as Leeds failed to add to their forward line towards the end of the window and are looking short of spark and invention in the final third in the early part of the season.
Leeds managed to ensure that Valencia do not have an option to buy him, but as a compromise, they also agreed to forego a recall clause in the loan agreement, which would stop them from taking him back in January.
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Leeds are banking on the winger having a good season on loan in Spain and returning to Elland Road as a better player next summer.
The winger is happy to be back in Spanish football and admitted that he remembers playing against his current deal several times previously.
Ramazani revealed Valencia did a good job of convincing him to move to the Mestalla for a season on loan and is confident that joining the Spanish club will eventually help him to develop.
“I have played against Valencia CF many times; the club convinced me”, he was quoted as saying by El Desmarque.
“Yes, I really like Spanish football. I’ve played and enjoyed it a lot here.
“Coming here can help me a lot.”
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The decision to let him leave on loan was formalised once the Whites signed Noah Okafor from AC Milan last month, but the new recruit has already picked up a groin injury.
Okafor has had injury issues, like a few of the other summer signings at Leeds, and there is nothing to suggest that the worst is behind him.
Leeds have gambled big on keeping the likes of Okafor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin fit to boost their chances of Premier League survival.
The Leeds fans are also divided on the club’s decision to reintegrate Jack Harrison, and his presence is one of the reasons the club decided to loan out Ramazani.
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