Leeds United star Patrick Bamford has been the subject of huge debate in recent weeks.
Once Leeds United’s starting striker in the Premier League, now the forward is struggling to secure game time and many have urged Leeds to sell him given he is one of their highest paid players.
In fact, reports surfaced that the forward “wants to leave” the club and then he was linked with a surprising move to Southampton as the team that in many ways stole Leeds’ promotion to the Premier League struggle to navigate the top tier.
However, according to reports, Daniel Farke is set to make a surprising decision on Patrick Bamford.
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Farke set to keep Leeds United star
Patrick Bamford is keen on leaving Elland Road this season
Despite the fact many want to see Leeds part with Bamford for financial reasons and to find a player who is perhaps more clinical in front of goal, as per the Yorkshire Evening Post, Daniel Farke is unlikely to sanction a move for the forward any time soon.
In fact, they pointed to the praise Farke had for Bamford recently as they said Bamford was unlikely to leave Leeds in the immediate future.
“For me, he hasn’t to prove anything anymore,” said Farke on Bamford. “He’s a top class player, and I spoke about this [before] that I’m 100 per cent sure that with a fully fit Patrick Bamford we would play in the Premier League right now, because we missed him in the run in, a lot. Obviously he was our go-to guy after a bit tricky first part of the season, but especially in the second half of last season. So it’s no coincidence that we had our best spells also in terms of point average when he was in the starting line-up. He put in a shift always, and scored goals and chipped in also with assists. He was unbelievably important for us. I would have wished that he would have been available in the last weeks of last season, but obviously he missed them.”
He added: “My appreciation for Patrick and how important he is for our group – we’re a pretty young group and we need his experience – will never go away. So for me, he’s a crucial player. He’s already a Leeds United legend, there’s no doubt. The reality was that he was struggling with a few injuries, and then you have to take into account that some other players are rising and delivering but I’m pretty sure that Patrick will be very, very important, also for us during the season. He’s still important, but he will also be a bit more in the spotlight over the upcoming weeks and months. No one has to be concerned about his mental place, he’s much too experienced and much too smart to struggle.”
Mentally he could be fine. But physically he is dog shite