It was a move Leeds United supporters will not look back on with any fondness, the 2023 January transfer window arrival of Weston McKennie. Arriving from Juventus, there had been initial anticipation the USA international would be a great hit under then manager Jesse Marsch.His compatriot soon went and in truth, things were no better for McKennie in the months that followed before his summer leave. Substituted off on his penultimate game for Leeds as the Whites were heading for relegation, the chants from all four corners of the ground summed up the feeling towards a player who never able to find anything like the form that made Juventus bring him to Serie A.
That hasn’t been the case the previous 12 months, with the 25-year-old midfielder becoming an important player for Juventus having re-established himself as a starting midfielder and helping the team win the Coppqa Italia final. While that may be the case Juventus are willing to let him go this summer and are contemplating a swap deal with Aston Villa for 26-year-old Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz.v
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