Leeds star Raphinha insists he CAN obtain his ambitions at Elland Highway amid Liverpool hypothesis - as winger praises Marcelo Bielsa's work
- Brazilian Raphinha joined Leeds from Rennes in October 2020 for £17million
- The winger has been one of many membership's shining lights over the previous 12 months
- His performances have led to curiosity from Premier League rivals Liverpool
- He earned his first worldwide cap for Brazil final month in opposition to Venezuela
Leeds winger Raphinha is adamant that he can fulfil his profession ambitions at Elland Highway, regardless of rumours linking him with a transfer to Liverpool.
The 24-year-old arrived in England as a comparatively unknown amount simply over a 12 months in the past from Ligue 1 aspect Rennes, however has seemed proper at residence within the Premier League.
His six league targets final season helped Leeds safe a ninth-placed end on their return to the highest flight, and he has continued to shine in the beginning of the present marketing campaign.
Though Marcelo Bielsa's males have received simply two of their opening 12 league matches, and at the moment sit simply two factors above the relegation zone, Raphinha's kind has not dipped.
He has scored 5 instances for the Premier League outfit already, and was sorely missed when he was absent from the crew's conflict with Tottenham on Sunday attributable to sickness, as Leeds slumped to a 2-1 defeat.
His shows haven't gone unnoticed, with hypothesis ramping up in current weeks that he may swap Yorkshire for Merseyside within the close to future. Nevertheless, the participant himself has insisted that he's content material at Leeds.
When requested if he felt he may obtain his targets at his present membership, Raphinha instructed BBC Radio Leeds : 'Unquestionably.
'Whenever you deliver collectively gamers with an actual, robust, profitable want along with the supervisor, the teaching employees, followers who love the membership, you create a beautiful ambiance within the stadium and on the coaching floor.'
The ahead, who made his worldwide debut for Brazil final month, went on to reward Bielsa for the affect that he has on the crew and particular person gamers.
He added: 'Marcelo Bielsa calls for a whole lot of us. We all know that. We're used to it. We take heed to him. He helps us develop and evolve as gamers, as professionals.
'We take heed to him and we play his type of soccer. That's the soccer that has given us consideration within the Premier League, made us stand out within the Premier League and made Leeds a Premier League crew.'
Raphinha will hope to return to motion this weekend in opposition to Brighton as Leeds intention to get again to profitable methods.