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title: "Leeds United: Whites make opening Weston McKennie offer"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Leeds United News"
published: "2023-01-26T14:20:25Z"
modified: "2023-01-26T14:20:25Z"
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# Leeds United: Whites make opening Weston McKennie offer

**[Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/) have made an opening bid to Juventus for midfielder Weston McKennie, according to [Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1618381149432320001).**

### The Lowdown: Midfield search

The Whites appear to be on the hunt for a marquee midfield addition before Tuesday’s deadline and now have McKennie in their sights following speculation of a move for Angers’ [Azzedine Ounahi](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-transfer-rumours/ounahi-leeds-transfer-latest-talks-orta/).

Elland Road officials appear to have already spoken to the USA international, with [personal terms](https://twitter.com/fabrizioromano/status/1618174586306150400?s=46&t=-BguKqrFn3J6YvMOTHyAmA) reportedly agreed. There is still some work to do before the 24-year-old can join up fellow countrymen Jesse Marsch, Tyler Adams and Brendan Aaronson in Yorkshire, but an offer has now been made.

### The Latest: McKennie offer

Romano took to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1618381149432320001) on Wednesday night to share an update on Leeds and McKennie.

The transfer expert revealed that an opening bid of €28m (£24.6m) has been made by the Whites, but Juventus are holding out for a fee closer to €35m (£30.8m).

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### The Verdict: Big money…

Leeds have already splashed the cash this month, spending an initial [€40m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leeds-united/transfers/verein/399) (£35.2m) on Max Wober and Georginio Rutter. A move for the latter was a [club record](https://www.leedsunited.com/news/team-news/30851/leeds-united-complete-club-record-deal-for-georginio-rutter), so it’ll be interesting to see if they are willing to pay big once again and match Juventus’ demands for McKennie.

There appears to be a €7m (£6.2m) difference at this moment in time, so Victor Orta, Andrea Radrizzani and the 49ers could go back in with a meet-in-the-middle offer of around €31.5m (£27.7m).

Should the club match Juventus’ €35m asking price, it could [break an Elland Road record](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leeds-united/transferrekorde/verein/399) for the second time this month.

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