USMNT stars Tyler Adams and Brenden Aaronson are relegated from the Premier League while Weston McKennie ends his short loan spell with Leeds to chants of ‘you fat b*****d’
- The Yorkshire club will now play in the Championship after a 4-1 loss to Spurs
- Leeds’ former coach – and American – Jesse Marsch was fired back in February
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Leeds United’s USA experiment has ended in disaster after the Premier League club was relegated on the final day of the season.
The Yorkshire side’s three-season stay in the English top-flight ended with little more than a whimper as Tottenham cruised to a 4-1 win at Elland Road Sunday.
Leeds drops back down to the Championship after a season that saw American coach Jesse Marsch fired and USA stars Brenden Aaronson, Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie brought in.
McKennie’s short-lived time with Leeds came to an acrimonious ending, with some of the home support chanting; ‘you fat b*****d’ at the Juventus man.
The Texan played 60 minutes in the lackluster affair and was promptly substituted as Aaronson came on for the final half-hour along with two of his teammates.
Brenden Aaronson cut a disheveled figure at one point during the dejecting 4-1 defeat to Spurs
Weston McKennie joined USA duo Aaronson (C) and Tyler Adams (R) at the club in January
According to Italy’s Gazetta dello Sport, McKennie is not considered to be in parent club Juventus’s plans with a need to balance the books after the Old Lady were found guilty in a case over previous transfer dealings.
Leeds’ other American, Tyler Adams, did not feature in the game after undergoing surgery for a hamstring injury in late March.
The Whites needed a strong victory, and some help from Bournemouth against Everton to have any hope of avoiding relegation heading into the final day of the season.
The 24-year-old American has struggled to perform in an ultimately struggling Leeds team
Adams, who arrived from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig last summer, missed the final months
Though, they were behind within two minutes thanks to Harry Kane. Spurs went 2-0 ahead before Jack Harrison pulled one back for Leeds. Kane and Lucas Moura then compiled the misery on the Elland Road support.
The trio are expected to be among a group of players that will have to be moved on now that Leeds are relegated.
The club would look to raise in excess of £100m ahead of a return to the Championship and reshaping the squad would be a challenge given Allardyce’s observation that it currently isn’t big enough.
While sitting 17th in the table on February 6th, the club fired American head coach Jesse Marsch, who has not yet returned to the touchline.
Post source: Daily mail