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New Leeds United signing Rodrigo Moreno goal tally predicted by Spanish football expert

Spanish football expert Graham Hunter has predicted how many goals new Leeds United signing Rodrigo Moreno will score this season.

The Whites announced the £27m deal this morning after more than a week of negotiations.

The Spain international, who was closely linked with a move to Spanish giants Barcelona as recently as January, has joined the Whites for a fee believed to be in the region of £30m.

The 29-year-old netted seven goals in 34 outings for Valencia last season, as well as claiming 11 assists.

Rodrigo has put pen to paper on a four-year deal which will see him stay at Elland Road until 2024 and Hunter believes he could score 10 plus goals this season.

He wrote on Twitter: “If Bielsa plays Rodrigo as @LUFC main striker I’d be taking 10+ goals. If he’s wide or support I’d be less sure. My feeling is 13-15 Prem goals – lovely guy, hope he has fun.”

"For me, I'm really happy, very excited to join the club for this important season for all of us, coming back to the Premier League," Rodrigo told LUTV after signing.

"I just want to thank you all for the messages on the social media. Thank you to the club, the president Andrea, Victor Orta for the effort. For me it's important, a new step in my career and I want to help the team to achieve the goals of the season.

"Leeds have been working for two weeks almost on this deal with Valencia. We knew that Valencia has more problems now because we didn't achieve the Champions League last season.

"But since the first time Victor talked to me I knew I wanted this new challenge with Leeds, a storied club. I just want to help everybody to achieve the goals of the season."

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