Weston McKennie was not a fan favorite at the Allianz Stadium and his loan to Premier League side Leeds United has been seen as a positive by both Juventus and his new club.
In fact, the former Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch, who was fired today, was apparently delighted with the move and had this to say, as reported by Tuttomercatoweb.
“When I spoke with him I understood that I was facing a hungry player, with a lot of desire to improve”
We can imagine that this is one of the big reasons why the Leeds manager was enthusiastic about signing the 24-year-old. he who said furthermore.
“I realized that he was the perfect profile for what our project is. Leeds as a club should be proud to have brought such a player from a team like Juventus, I think it can be considered a tribute.”
Juve FC says
The words of Marsch is pretty irrelevant now after he was sacked, but it shows that McKennie was actually wanted by the Premier League side, however he will now have to prove himself to whoever the new man in charge is.
One thing is for sure, most Juve fans will not want to see the American return to Turin and all we can do is cross our fingers that it works out for him at Elland Road.
