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title: "Exclusive: Pundit claims Bamford not established in the Premier League"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Aaron Hindhaugh"
section: "Exclusive"
published: "2021-04-01T18:05:16Z"
modified: "2021-04-01T18:05:16Z"
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# Exclusive: Pundit claims Bamford not established in the Premier League

**In an exclusive interview with [Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/), Steve Bull, who [scored 306 goals](https://www.wolves.co.uk/club/history/hall-of-fame/steve-bull/) during his career for Wolves, believes that Patrick Bamford has not yet established himself enough for a move to a top Premier League club.**

Bamford has successfully led the line for Marcelo Bielsa’s side this season having scored [14 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.com/patrick-bamford/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/183334) in the Premier League and has started every game in the league for Leeds United.

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Before this season, Bamford had experienced four unsuccessful loan spells where he made just [27 appearances scoring just the one goal](https://www.transfermarkt.com/patrick-bamford/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/183334) which was during his last loan spell in the top flight for Middlesbrough.

Speaking on what Bamford must do to be considered a top striker in the Premier League and how long he must keep this form up for, Bull told **Transfer Tavern**:

*“I think he’s still got to establish himself a bit more first because it’s no good having just five or six good months, and thinking you need to go to a bigger club and that you’re bigger than your current club.*

*“He’s got to do it for a few years first and somebody might take a punt on him and he could do well, but at the moment he’s got to keep doing it for Leeds.”*

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Many expected Bamford to [flop](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/patrick-bamford-critics-not-good-20229847) once again this season, however Bielsa kept his faith in the striker and he’s paid him back with goals. That said, it has been [reported](https://www.caughtoffside.com/2021/02/04/chelsea-transfer-news-patrick-bamford-return-eyed/) that Chelsea may look to bring the [£35,000 per week](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/leeds-united-fc/patrick-bamford-49613/) striker back to Stamford Bridge.

Leeds have had a successful first season back in the Premier League, and with nine games left they are comfortably safe from relegation currently sitting in 11th and 13 points above the bottom three.