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AC Milan were initially unwilling to sell the Swiss forward in the summer window<\/a>, but the lure of the Whites proved too strong for Okafor to resist<\/a> and he moved to England.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Yorkshire giants became happy very quickly after they brought him to Elland Road<\/a>, where he signed a four-year deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n One former White said that the Swiss international is a player who he thinks is horrible to play against<\/a> and he made a bright start at Leeds.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n However, after scoring his first two goals for the club, Okafor did not score for another three months and missed an entire month of action due to an injury.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Okafor\u2019s goalscoring ability has been talked up by Daniel Farke, who noted that the versatile forward is a \u2018remarkable\u2019 player<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The 25-year-old forward has contributed to five goals directly in his last four Premier League games, while Leeds sit seven points ahead of the relegation zone with three games to go.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u00a0<\/p>\n Former Whites manager Grayson suspects that clubs higher in the food chain could come in for him in the coming transfer windows, given his qualities.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n He is not sure how far the Swiss international can go, but he is sure about Okafor\u2019s eye to find the back of the net.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cLook, with somebody like Okafor \u2013 he has got loads of ability\u201d, Grayson said on LUTV (32:34)<\/a> about the Whites\u2019 summer signing.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cNot quite sure where his ceiling is, knowing where he can reach.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIs he going to carry on with Leeds United and take us to the next level? Will bigger suitors come for him in the summer, the following summer, or whatever?<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cNobody knows the level he can play to, but what he can do is, he can score a goal or two and that\u2019s lovely.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Okafor has been playing as an attacker alongside Dominic Calvert-Lewin since Farke changed his system, which has seen him score eight Premier League goals this season.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n However, Jon Newsome believes that the 25-year-old forward is not 100 per cent comfortable playing in his current role<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sunderland_Simon_Grayson_620_ofg.jpg\"\/)
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<\/p>\n Sam\u202fAllardyce<\/td>\n May\u202f2023\u202f\u2013 June\u202f2023<\/td>\n
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<\/p>\n Javi\u202fGracia<\/td>\n February\u202f2023\u202f\u2013 May\u202f2023<\/td>\n
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<\/p>\n Jesse\u202fMarsch<\/td>\n February\u202f2022\u202f\u2013 February\u202f2023<\/td>\n
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<\/p>\n Marcelo\u202fBielsa<\/td>\n June\u202f2018\u202f\u2013 February\u202f2022<\/td>\n
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\n Last five permanent Leeds United managers
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