Diego Llorente has left Leeds United and arrives on loan to José Mourinho’s Roma until the end of the season.
The Leeds United central defender has completed his transfer to Serie A, despite the fact that he only renewed his contract with the whites at the end of last year.
Understood to include a purchase option, if Mourinho wishes to make the 26-year-old’s transfer permanent in the summer, he can do so for around £16 million (€18 million).
Official, completed. Diego Llorente arrives on loan to AS Roma plus a purchase option clause of 18 million euros from Leeds. ???? #DeadlineDay pic.twitter.com/H8ETVlRQTg
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 31, 2023
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Llorente’s departure from Elland Road comes just two and a half years since he joined from La Liga’s Real Sociedad.
During his two years with the Whites, the Spanish defender, who has played under former coach Marcelo Biela and current coach Jesse Marsch, played 59 games in all competitions.
However, with his transfer confirmed, the former Real Madrid youth squad, who made three senior appearances before joining Sociedad in 2017, will now join Mourinho in Italy after becoming Roma’s second signing in the January transfer market.
