Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch says it's a coup for the club to sign Weston McKennie from Italian giants Juventus. The Whites boss says he did extensive background checks on the new arrival prior to signing him in the January transfer window.
Marsch says he spoke with former coaches, team-mats and those close to him to see if he was the right fit for Leeds United. The United States international was the third arrival in the January transfer window and is in line to make his Whites' debut against Nottingham Forest this weekend.
Speaking at his press conference earlier this week, Marsch said: "First, I obviously knew of Weston and we had met as acquaintances a couple of times but it's not like we really knew each other. When Weston's name is discussed in the precipice in the idea of having him here, I always want to do homework and certainly part of that homework is talking to people who know him, who are close to him and have played with him, or coached him.
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