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Richie Mills

Thu 2 April 2026 20:10, UK

Leeds United have been told that Largie Ramazani’s valuation is likely to have increased due to his rich vein of form at Valencia.

That is according to Football Espana editor Ruairidh Barlow, who exclusively told MOT Leeds News that the winger has become an integral part of the Spanish team, despite initially “suffering”.

Leeds signed the Belgian Under-21 international from Almeria in August 2024 for a fee of around £10million but he had a frustrating 2024-25 season at Elland Road.

Injuries, form struggles, and seemingly falling out of favour with manager Daniel Farke paved the way for him heading out on loan this season, with Valencia taking a punt on the 25-year-old.

After a slow start, Ramazani is now shining for Carlos Corberan, which is likely to increase the transfer interest ahead of a pivotal summer for him at Elland Road.

Ramazani is winning a place in Valencia’s hearts

Last season at Leeds, Ramazani scored seven goals and added two assists in 31 matches as they won the Championship title, but he started just nine games in that stretch as he became a bit-part player.

This term, he has five goals and two assists in 22 games in all competitions, the majority of which have come in 2026.

His Expected Goal tally is just below his actual return of five, and he is scoring a goal every 144 minutes.

According to Barlow, Ramazani is now getting the run of games he needs to strut his stuff.

He said, “Ramazani is having quite a good second half to the season.

“He’s definitely won a place in the Valencia fans’ hearts. He’s been a pretty key or integral part of them getting away from the relegation zone and kind of up towards mid-table.

“Ramazani is another player who suffers from the five-substitution rule, where it’s very easy to put him on or take him off as opposed to giving him a full game. He’s quite handy as an impact player, given the pace he has and his ability to exploit open spaces.

“He adds pace, runs in behind, and provides a bit more unpredictability to this Valencia side. He has quite a good partnership with Umar Sadiq. It has to be said that his valuation has increased. I wouldn’t be surprised if Valencia tried to hang on to him at the end of the season.”

Ramazani joined Valencia on loan without a buy option.

The Spanish side may not be able to afford the winger, with Leeds likely to want to at least break even on their initial outlay, but it seems giving him the chance to shine elsewhere was a wise call.

Ramazani is not the finished article

As Barlow alludes to, Ramazani has been on the bench many times this season. In fact, he has started just six league games and all of them have come since mid-February.

Ramazani, who is nearly halfway through his four-year contract in LS11, has predominantly played as a left-winger, while also being utilised on the right wing, and as an attacking midfielder once.

Even though he is finding his feet at Valencia, there are still parts of his game he can work on as talk of a Leeds return gains pace.

Barlow added, “Consistency will be key for him. He suffers from being a forward but not necessarily a centre-forward, and that makes it more difficult to start him out wide.

“That’s because you may be tempted to start with a more defensively-minded winger, but defending doesn’t come very naturally to Ramazani.

“In front of goal, he’s pretty good, but it’s just about consistently having an end product. Sometimes he beats his man and then doesn’t always know what to do after that.

“He’s one of those talented players where you’re surprised to learn that he’s 25 and suffers from not getting five to 10 starts in a row. But he’s on the right track, and Valencia will be very pleased with him.”

Time is running out on this season, and there may still be life in his career at Leeds.