“Last season he was brilliant, absolutely brilliant for Leeds, but before that he played wide, he never really had a set role down the middle,” Bent told Football Insider.
“It was only last season where I thought ‘Wow, Leeds have got a proper centre forward here.'"
Bent noted that it would’ve been wise of Leeds to offer the Roofe a new contract considering the Englishman is in the final year of his deal.
“He’s down to his last year, you’d think Leeds would offer him a contract now," he added.
Leeds star tipped to quit Elland Road for one reason - ‘He probably wants to go’ (Image: GETTY)
Leeds star tipped to quit Elland Road for one reason - ‘He probably wants to go’ (Image: GETTY)
“But the difficulty is when you’re in the Championship and scoring goals regularly, you’re being linked to Premier League clubs, your head can’t help but be turned.
“Leeds are a big football club and he’s a fan favourite there."
Bent also believes that Roofe may want out of the Yorkshire club if they endure a dismal start to next season.
Leeds are being hotly tipped to succeed in their quest for promotion next season - especially with Bielsa, who signed a new one-year contract with the club, at the helm.
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