Patrick Bamford knew the writing was on the wall for him at Leeds but his Elland Road exit will sting for a player who found a sense of belonging at the club, writes AADAM PATEL
The striker who plays the piano, violin, saxophone and guitar played Wagon Wheel on the guitar for his teammates, sang Unwritten alongside Ethan Ampadu and even ended up phoning Chris Wilder to apologise for singing that Wilder chant. Come the end of May, he was alongside the Kaiser Chiefs as they played 'I Predict a Riot' - a regular at Elland Road - at Temple Newsam in Leeds.
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