Helder Costa has had a mixed experience since arriving at Elland Road and some people would be forgiven for thinking he hasn’t provided enough to live up to his £15m price tag.
That is how much Leeds will pay for him come the end of the season, and if he doesn’t do enough to help the Whites into the Premier League then he may not be considered good value for money.
The Athletic’s Phil Hay has written a piece recently on the Portuguese winger, in which he is critical of Costa and the contribution he has made this term, highlighting the fact that he ranks behind his opposite winger Jack Harrison in both goals and assists, while achieving a cross success rate below 10%.
Virtually impossible: Can you name the year all of these Leeds flops arrived at Elland Road?
Room for improvement, then, but Costa has improved of late, and since he has had a proper run in the team over the past few games he has demonstrated the quality he has in his locker, which supporters have praised.
His two goals and one assist in the previous five appearances indicate that he is improving, and beginning to deliver on the promise and excitement that greeted his arrival.
Costa is still some way short of the ten goals and eight assists he achieved in his first season with Wolves, but the more he understands Marcelo Bielsa’s style of play and builds up an understanding with teammates, the better he will be.
It is difficult to achieve that when he doesn’t have a fixed place in the side, but now he has that he is beginning to deliver on a consistent basis, and proving how much of a threat he can be for Leeds.
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