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da premier bet： According to reports from both Football Insider and the Yorkshire Evening Post, Leeds United want to loan Helder Costa from Wolves.
This wouldn’t be the first time the Whites have done business with Nuno Espirito’s side in the past 12 months. Barry Douglas swapped Molineux for Elland Road this time last year.
The Scot endured quite a difficult first 12 months in Yorkshire as injuries hampered his development and he had to share a lot of game time with Ezgjan Alioski.
On the chalkboard
Douglas arrived at Leeds in summer 2018 with a high amount of expectation. He had been the best left-back in the Championship the season prior, and he was set to strengthen a position that Leeds had often lacked in.
He created an astonishing 14 assists for Wolves in 2017/18, and the Whites looked to have secured themselves an absolute bargain.
But his assist tally dropped to just five last season, and he didn’t demonstrate the same qualities that saw him earn promotion the year before.
Costa can help
Leeds would be pulling off somewhat of a double whammy if they signed Costa on loan.
Not only would they be securing the services of one of the best wingers in the division, but they would get the most out of Douglas.
When the pair played together at Wolves, the left-back would often play long switches across the pitch to find Costa making a run in behind. This season that element of the Scot’s game was taken away from him as Pablo Hernandez operated much in a much deeper role on the right side.
If Douglas is allowed to rekindle the connection that he and Costa had at Wolves, then his game will undoubtedly improve.
Costa’s movement at the back post also aided the full-back on his way to 14 assists in 2017/18. Although Douglas only assisted the right winger once, his ability to create gaps in the defence opened up a lot of space for the left-back to deliver a cross that would then be finished by one of Wolves’ other talented attacking options.