BBC pundit Garth Crooks has hailed Raphinha following the 1-1 draw with Leicester City but believes the winger is set to leave Elland Road sooner rather than later.
Crooks added his name to the growing chorus of pundits who believe it is 'only a matter of time' until Raphinha leaves Leeds.
The 24-year-old was on form again yesterday in Leeds' draw at home to Leicester, putting his name on the scoresheet and demonstrating the skills that saw him recruited to his national team this autumn.
The draw moved Leeds three points clear of relegation and Raphinha's performance drew plaudits from former Spurs player Crooks, who included the Brazilian in his team of the week.
Crooks wrote in his weekly column: “This player was desperately unlucky not to get into my team last week after a blistering performance at Norwich. However that's the way it goes in football sometimes.
“Against Leicester it was impossible to ignore the Brazilian again. It's painfully obvious to me that here is a player who sets Elland Road alight, but the question is for how long.
“Raphinha is a top-class player and most of them play in the Champions League. It's only a matter of time.”
The rest of Crooks' team of the week was Tim Krul (Norwich City); Joao Cancelo (Manchester City), Ruben Dias (Manchester City) and Kurt Zouma (West Ham) at the back; Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Rodri (Manchester City), Mathias Normann (Norwich City) and Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) in the middle; and Pablo Fornals (West Ham) and Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) up front with Raphinha.
Commenting on Leeds' match against Leicester, Crooks wrote: “The point away at Elland Road was a good one for Leicester although the Foxes might consider themselves rather unfortunate not to have come away with all three.
“The video assistant referee had to resort to red and green lines to determine Ademola Lookman's knee was offside. The game hasn't always been about fine margins, but it certainly is now.”
Leeds have a two-week break until their next match away to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, November 21.
