Richard Keys says Leeds are about to make a really weird signing

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Leeds United are back in the Premier League, and they’ve had an interesting summer transfer window to say the least.

Indeed, the Whites have spent some serious money signing the likes of Anton Stach, Jaka Bijol and Lucas Perri.

However, there are still some areas of the Leeds team that aren’t fully stocked, most notably in the attack.

Luckily, help is on the way as Dominic Calvert-Lewin is set to sign for Leeds, but according to Richard Keys, writing on his blog, the move for Calvert-Lewin doesn’t make much sense.

Richard Keys baffled by Dominic Calvert-Lewin links

Keys spoke about the recent reports that Dominic Calvert-Lewin is set to join Leeds.

The BeIN Sports anchor claimed that he doesn’t understand this move, questioning whether or not the former Everton man is even better than Patrick Bamford.

“I really don’t get Calvert-Lewin. When he came on the scene at Everton I really thought he could be a player. I still think he should’ve been, but it’s all a bit late now. And is he better than Bamford? Does he stay fitter than Bamford? For me, the answers to those questions are ‘no’ and ‘no’. Odd. All very odd,” Keys wrote.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin compared to Patrick Bamford

Keys questioned whether or not Calvert-Lewin is better than Bamford, but the stats tell a different story.

Indeed, while Calvert-Lewin hasn’t been great as of late, he’s been better than Bamford in recent times and throughout his career.

Calvert-Lewin has scored more goals than Bamford at a higher level, and he has more England caps to boot.

At his best, Bamford was fantastic for Leeds, but that 2020/21 season was a long time ago now, and he hasn’t hit those heights since, and at the age of 31, it’s hard to imagine he ever will.

Calvert-Lewin on the other hand is only 28 years old, and while he’s not been incredibly prolific as of late, he has still been scoring goals, while Bamford didn’t score once last season for a Leeds team that was dominating the second-tier.

Calvert-Lewin may not be the answer to all of Leeds’ prayers, but he’s an upgrade on Bamford.