"I worry" - Leeds United: Daniel Farke questioned over handling of "wasted" Largie Ramazani | OneFootball

Winger Largie Ramazani's future is open to speculation as Leeds United prepare for a summer rebuild.

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Largie Ramazani's future at Leeds United is open to speculation following a somewhat disappointing season at Elland Road, even though his team ended the season with a swift return to the Premier League.

Ramazani signed for Leeds for £10m from the Spanish second-tier club Almeira last August, but his time with the club has been at best mixed.

He started the season well enough, with three goals in his first seven games despite three of those appearances coming from the substitutes' bench, but a match against Watford in October proved to be a turning point for his season.

He scored the opening goal after just four minutes, but was withdrawn ten minutes later with an ankle injury and was out for the next four matches. Since his return, he's only started for United once in the Championship, with 22 of his total appearances this season having come from the bench.

He did at least offer Daniel Farke a reminder of his abilities by coming off the bench to score twice in their 4-0 win against Bristol City at the end of April but, with the Premier League now beckoning, is there a place for him in next year's Leeds squad at a higher level?

Leeds United boss Daniel Farke has "wasted" Largie Ramazani this season

Football League World asked Leeds fan pundit Kris Smith about Ramazani's future at Elland Road before their match at Plymouth on Saturday, and he believes that more could have been gotten out of the Belgian forward by Daniel Farke

"Ramazani's two goals against Bristol City show us what a talent we've got on our hands, but annoyingly how much we've wasted him this season," Kris told FLW.

"It's difficult to complain too much about our attacking options this season given that we've scored 93 goals, and we could be hitting 100 points to round off the season.

"But this is hiding from the fact that Farke has really, really wasted Ramazani quite badly this season.

"During the blip from March to early April, all of Dan James, Brenden Aaronson, Manor Solomon, even Joel Piroe, were woefully out of form but kept their places regardless, despite Ramazani, Willy Gnonto and Mateo Joseph and others sitting on the bench, waiting for their opportunity.

"Obviously there's stuff we as fans don't see going on behind the scenes, whether it's how hard Ramazani isn't working at the training ground compared to someone like Dan James or Manor Solomon.

"If they're putting in the hard yards that Ramazani isn't, then that makes sense why Farke might not be willing to start him in games, especially at the crunch time of the season.

"But we all know without a doubt that Ramazani is one of the best wingers in the EFL, and should be used more when he's clearly got the talent. I think that heading into the Premier League, I worry that Farke's stance isn't going to change that much, despite him scoring two goals off the bench.

"But we could have been looking for a player who was ready-made for the Premier League on the counter-attack, if he was up to speed, and he'd had the chance to develop with a year of regular starts, but sadly that doesn't look like it's going to be the case."

Largie Ramazani will hand Daniel Farke a real Leeds United dilemma this summer

All of this amounts to a summer dilemma for Daniel Farke. A return to the Premier League will be good for the club's finances, but there are still spending protocols to have to negotiate, and taking chances on players doesn't sit well with that.

Leeds clearly still see something in him. He's made more than 20 appearances from the bench for them this season, and second-tier Spanish club Deportivo La Coruna have reportedly been interested in him, so there could be an option for them to sell.

But a reasonable amount of any final decision will come to rest with the player himself. He only signed a four-year contract with them last year, and is under no obligation to go anywhere he doesn't want to go. Capology estimate his base wage to be £17,500 a week, but will anybody pay the transfer fee, meet the wage demands, and match the expectations of a player who's just been promoted into the Premier League?

Ramazani may wish to stay at Elland Road and fight for his place next season. But it remains to be seen whether he'll have the opportunity to truly prove himself at Premier League level.