'Great character' - Leeds United winger Largie Ramazani earns praise from Carlos Corberan at Valencia
Leeds United winger Largie Ramazani has scored in each of his last three games for Valencia - and drawn praise from his head coach Carlos Corberan.
The 25-year-old struggled to nail down a spot in Daniel Farke’s starting XI last season, but there were plenty of glimpses of the talent he possesses.
A flair player with plenty of tricks up his sleeve, Ramazani featured for Leeds in pre-season being controversially loaned to Valencia.
He has had to be patient in La Liga having again found himself used as an impact player from the bench, but has started each of Valencia’s last three league games.
The former Belgium youth international has scored in each fixture, with his most recent goal being a decisive penalty in a 1-0 win over Osasuna yestersay (March 1).
Largie Ramazani hailed
Former Leeds coach and current Valencia boss Corberan said: “Ramazani showed great character, scoring the penalty twice, and then we showed our ability to stand firm and to hold onto the result. That was very important and gave us this victory.
“Ramazani has a lot of personality, because after scoring the first goal and then, after that feeling that you've scored, having to retake the penalty, you have to be able to handle the pressure, to not let it get to you.
“That’s very important, because you might doubt whether to put the ball in the same place or change sides. He handles that psychological game extraordinarily well.”
Largie Ramazani’s position at Leeds United
Ramazani faces stiff competition in the winger department at Elland Road and Farke’s recent switch to a system favouring wing-backs is unlikely to have boosted his chances of a comeback.
However, there was no buy option inserted in the deal that took Ramazani to Spain in the summer.
In September, Leeds’ sporting director Robbie Evans said: “Largie and Mateo [Joseph] are both wildly talented players who need the minutes, and Largie also has no buy option, because we insisted we have the option to bring him back to the club.
“So again, Largie was not getting the minutes he needed last season. This year, we've added Jack [Harrison] and Noah Okafor so for him to get the minutes he needs, he's better off playing in Spain, and he's being coached by someone that we know and trust, and we hope that's good for him, and that his future is open here, if that's the right thing for him and for the club."