While Sunderland has been stealing a lot of the headlines as an underdog emerging from the Championship into the Premier League, Leeds United has also made the transition to top-flight life look relatively smooth so far.

After all, Daniel Farke’s Whites are only five places behind the Black Cats, sat in a comfortable 12th position, with the recent 3-1 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers pulling them away from any early relegation shouts.

Before this confidence-boosting victory at Molineux, there would have been many audible groans in West Yorkshire surrounding Leeds’ wastefulness in front of goal, with just one goal being fired home, until Leeds took out their frustrations on their bottom-of-the-table victims.

While Noah Okafor did break his duck in the West Midlands, there might still be some grumbles in Leeds circles that Largie Ramazani was allowed to leave the building on loan for Valencia this summer, with the quick Belgian potentially offering competition to the Swiss international if he had remained.

Ramazani's promise at Leeds

Despite costing a hefty £10m to pick up last summer, Ramazani would never become an out-and-out starter for Farke last season.

Often having to play second fiddle to Manor Solomon, the 24-year-old could well have felt downbeat about his situation at the Championship high-flyers. However, when he was unleashed into the action, he was often a force to be reckoned with.

From just seven Championship starts last season, the “explosive” attacker – as he was once labelled by scout Jacek Kulig – would collect a stunning six goals and two assists, with a breakneck brace even coming his way against Bristol City from just nine minutes of action.

You would think, therefore, that the German would want to utilise his impact substitute in the league above as well, with Kulig further lauding him as an effective “weapon” on the counter-attack.

Instead, much like Isaac Schmidt, the one-season wonder at Elland Road has now been chucked out on loan to European shores.

Thankfully, Leeds have arguably recruited well – away from allowing Ramazani to move on temporarily – with Okafor offering clear quality down the flanks, on top of Anton Stach further providing a goal threat from the middle of the park.

However, away from the big bucks being splashed on that exciting duo, Leeds have also seemingly struck gold with this under-the-radar signing, who is now worth more than Ramazani’s £10m valuation.

The "unplayable" star worth more than Ramazani

Indeed, it should be expected that both Okafor and Stach would hit the ground running, considering they cost a whopping £38m combined to tempt to Elland Road.

On the contrary, the Premier League newcomers would have been willing to exercise more patience with Dominic Calvert-Lewin, as the former Everton marksman tries to get his choppy playing days back on track in West Yorkshire on a free transfer deal.

Minus his obvious struggles at the start, with a penalty miss in the EFL Cup knocking Farke’s men out away at Sheffield Wednesday, Calvert-Lewin has shown flashes already of why Leeds gambled on his services, with this expertly taken header against Wolves setting his new employers up for a comeback win.

The hope will be now that the injury-prone attacker, first of all, stays out of the treatment room at the Whites, but also that he can kick on and reach the unbelievable heights he once displayed at the Toffees.

Indeed, pundit Tony Cascarino even once referred to his ability to battle valiantly and put away chances as making him “unplayable” on his day.

Games played

242

Goals scored

58

Assists

18

Value now

£15.4m

If the experienced top-flight forward can recapture his Everton peak, which also saw him be referred to as a “monster” by the aforementioned Kulig, survival should be comfortably clinched for Farke and Co, with Calvert-Lewin bagging 58 goals and counting in the gruelling division.

Football Transfers even estimates that the commanding 28-year-old has a value of £15.4m, which trumps Ramazani’s £10m, despite entering the building this summer for nothing.

That value will surely only rise higher if he can be the talisman Leeds need in their bid to beat the drop, having once been worth a colossal £34m according to the same site.

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