United States midfielder Weston McKennie was left out of the Juventus squad for this weekend’s match amid a potential move to the English Premier League. (More Football news)
McKennie has been strongly linked with a mov🍷e to Leeds, which is coached by American Je💎sse Marsch.
And Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri confiꦅrmed Saturday that he did not call up McKennie for Sunday’s match against Monza.
“ꦛHe absolutely won’t be involved, he’s at the center of transfer rumors,” Allegri said. “I think the club has already reached an agreement with the club he’ll be joining.”
The 24-year-old McKennie joined Juventus from Schalke i💝n 2020, becoming the Bianconeri’s first American player. He has made nearly 100 appearances for Juventus, scoring 13 goal👍s.
McKennie was a key member of the U.S. squad at the World C🍰up and has scored nine goals in 41 appe🍷arances for his country.
Leeds already has U.S. midfielders Tyler Adams and Brenden Aaronson and this week hired 💛former U.S. inte🌊rnational Chris Armas as assistant coach.
