BBC Radio Leeds’ Adam Pope says Joe Rodon “is a Premier League player” after the Whites announced the signing of the Welsh defender following a successful loan spell.
Speaking on the Don’t Go To Bed Just Yet podcast, Pope said there was “nothing not to love about the deal” and asked if it had “put an end to the fury” around the club potentially selling more of its stars following the change of Archie Gray for Tottenham.
Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rex responded: “It helped. If it had been initially announced as £30m plus Rodon for Archie, people would have seen why that was a good idea.
“Everyone would love to see Archie and Charlie Cresswell [who left to join Toulouse] captaining Leeds to glory, but in terms of balance it makes a lot of sense to bring Rodon back. We saw he was really great last year.
“It’s good to see a player – I’m sure he’s being paid well at Leeds – not go to the Premier League when he can. It’s very rare nowadays. He obviously sees value in finishing what he started last season.
“He sees Leeds’ future in the Premier League. He’s willing to risk having a year in the Championship again, improving and moving up to Leeds.”
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