Leeds United chief maintains stance amid reports of Weston McKennie deal with Juventus

Leeds have already shelled out nearly £40m upfront to land Austrian international defender Max Wober from RB Salzburg plus new record signing and France under-21s forward Georginio Rutter from Hoffenheim who joined the Whites for an upfront £28m in a deal that could rise to around £35m with add-ons.

Reports on Saturday afternoon then suggested that Leeds had agreed a deal to sign 24-year-old USA international midfielder McKennie from Juventus on loan with a buy option. But Marsch declared before the window even opened that he would speak less about possible deals this time around and maintained that stance in the aftermath of Saturday’s 3-1 win at Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup fourth round.