BBC Radio Leeds’ Adam Pope has said Joe Rodon “is a Premier League player” after the Whites announced the signing of the 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 whether it “quelled the fury” around the club potentially selling more of their stars, after Archie Gray’s move to .
Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rex replied: “It helped. If it had initially been 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 ] skippering Leeds to glory, but in terms of level-headedness it makes a lot of sense to get Rodon back. We saw he was really great last year.
“It’s good to see a player – I’m sure he’s getting paid well at Leeds – not go to the Premier League when you can. It’s really rare these days. He obviously sees value in finishing what they started last season.
“He sees the future of Leeds being in the Premier League. He’s willing to risk having a year in the Championship again, getting better and going up with Leeds.”