Diego Llorente has insisted he left Leeds United to step outside his comfort zone after a "strange" period at Elland Road.
The centre-back only made 13 appearances for the Whites in the first half of the season before being sent out to Italy until the end of the season, with an option-to-buy clause included in the deal. Roma came calling to rescue Llorente from a frustrating campaign under Jesse Marsch.
Speaking to Spanish station Radio Marca Donostia, the defender cited a fresh challenge as his main reason for leaving, while reflecting on turbulent time in England due to world events. Llorente said: "As I said before, they were a little bit strange (his years at Leeds) with the theme of the pandemic, the stop-start (season) without the fans... it was a little strange.
