Links between Leeds United and New York City FC striker Valentin Castellanos have been relentless after a picture emerged of Victor Orta and Angus Kinnear in the USA. The Whites representatives were snapped at a restaurant near the Yankee Stadium, with reports putting two and two together as the Argentinian forward looks for a move away.
But one key aspect of those links has seemingly been ignored. 90min’s report of the Whites’ interest that Orta and Kinnear were in America not just to discuss a deal for Castellanos, but that they ‘are understood to be looking at another American-based player.’
Jesse Marsch has a strong understanding of the MLS, having spent three years managing at New York Red Bulls, and he was spotted in the USA earlier this week at a San Francisco 49ers minicamp. Both Marsch and the 49ers will see the league as an under-appreciated one that is full of high-potential, low-cost talent.
