 Leeds United manager George Graham signed Hasselbaink in the summer of 1997 for a fee of £ 2 million . He scored on his Premier League debut in a 1 – 1 draw with Arsenal at Elland Road on 9 August , though initially he struggled to adapt to the pace of the English game . He scored only five league goals before Christmas , but ended the campaign with 26 goals in all competitions following a strong second half of the season . 
