Jesse Marsch has revealed Diego Llorente requested to leave Leeds United in the closing days of the transfer window due to personal reasons. Llorente made the deadline day switch to Italian club AS Roma on an initial loan deal, but the move is expected to become permanent in the summer, bringing an end to his time in West Yorkshire.
The centre-back has played under Jose Mourinho before, during his Real Madrid days, and he’ll be hoping to reignite his career in Serie A after falling out of favour at United. He watched Wednesday night’s Cup defeat to bottom of the table Cremonese from the bench, but he’ll have his eyes on a debut in the Italian capital tonight as Roma host Empoli at the Stadio Olimpico.
Llorente only signed a new three-and-a-half year contract extension at Elland Road in December and as a result, the deal caught many people by surprise, but Marsch has moved to explain the reason behind his exit.
