Leeds United defender Diego Llorente is reportedly on the verge of completing a loan switch to Serie A side AS Roma. Llorente has been out of the picture for a majority of the season at Elland Road and the 29-year-old has only fallen further down the pecking order this month following the arrival of Max Wober.
The Spain international only signed a new deal with the Whites last month, but that serves to retain his value with reports claiming Roma will have an obligation to sign the centre-back. However, if the deal is finalised, it will come just days before Llorente was expected to step into the Leeds starting line-up against Nottingham Forest.
Leeds’ first-choice right-sided centre-back Robin Koch is suspended for the clash having picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Brentford and Llorente was the man many expected to feature at the City Ground. However, his expected departure leaves Jesse Marsch without a recognised, available player for that role and the head coach may be forced to shuffle his backline.
