Leeds United: Bamford's striking up some key partnerships

It is, at the same time, the largest sum Leeds have paid for a player since Robbie Fowler 17 years ago and if Bamford is not bothered by the precise figure itself, he knows that £7m made him a marquee purchase at Elland Road.

As such he was conscious of starting this spell of his career in the way a player of that value should.

On Tuesday, and on his first full start for Leeds, Bamford’s first goal came inside half-an-hour, a lovely finish set up by a clever piece of skill and taken with a shot which deceived Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Remi Matthews.

Three weeks after signing from Middlesbrough on a four-year contract, Bamford is up and running as Marcelo Bielsa’s entire squad seem to be.

“If it drags on and you go a few games without scoring, obviously people start talking,” Bamford said.

“You start putting pressure on yourself even when it might not be there so for me it was important to get off the mark. But it was more important to get into the team, get used to the other players and have my first proper game.