The recent summer window saw Leeds United lose two notable figures in the form of Kalvin Phillips and Raphinha, with the pair having moved on to pastures new to Manchester City and Barcelona, respectively.
While the addition of Tyler Adams has swiftly eased the loss of Phillips, with the 23-year-old having “stepped right into his shoes” according to pundit Noel Whelan, the void left behind by the aforementioned Brazilian may well prove harder to fill.
The former Stade Rennais man – who made the move to Elland Road back in the summer of 2020 – scored 17 goals and laid on 12 assists in 67 games in all competitions for the Whites during his two-year stay, with such stunning form unsurprisingly leading to his £55m exit to Catalonia.
Amid that exit, reports over the summer had suggested that Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic could