Leeds United had an incredibly exciting January transfer window, and it all culminated in the £17m signing of Raphinha on deadline day.

Unfortunately, almost a month on from the Brazilian’s arrival, we’re yet to see much of him as he’s played just 15 minutes of Premier League football since arriving.

You don’t splash out £17m on a player just for him to rot on the bench, but right now, it’s hard to see where his first start comes from.

The old adage is ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ and Leeds are in absolute dreamland at the moment in the Premier League.

They sit sixth in the table after six games, and two men they have to thank for their brilliant start to life back in the top-flight are Jack Harrison and Helder Costa.

Costa has been in unbelievable form this term, scoring twice and assisting a further two, while Harrison has been arguably Leeds’ top creative force, with an xA 1.4 higher than any other United player this season.

Raphinha would have to do an almighty job in training to convince Bielsa to drop either of his wingers, and even then, that might not be enough.

He’s been impressive in his cameo appearances so far, with Noel Whelan speaking highly him recently, but that hasn’t been enough to sway the manager so far.

“From what we have seen of him so far, he looks a really good signing.” Whelan said.

“He is quick, direct and good with both feet. He is a player that can open up defences and has an eye for goal. That is definitely the sort of player that Marcelo Bielsa likes and it is great that he can play on either side.

“A great talent and every time he has come on for the first team he has added something. He has bags of pace and is a danger going forward."

Bielsa has shown great loyalty to his starting XI over the years at Leeds, let’s not forget he refused to drop Patrick Bamford despite his poor run of form and Eddie Nketiah’s emergence, but that decision has eventually paid off as Bamford has repaid that faith this season, netting six goals in his first six games.

Of course, Raphinha will get some starts this season, but it’s really tough to predict when he’ll get his first shot in the starting XI.