Daniel James has explained that he needed to switch Manchester United for Leeds United to help progress his football career. The Wales international has joined the Lilywhites in a transfer believed to be worth around £25million.
Daniel James has completed his transfer from Man Utd to Leeds (Image: GETTY)
However, he has found regular football difficult to find and has now joined Leeds.
The winger has said that he has evolved as a player since he was close to joining Marcelo Bielsa’s side two and-a-half years ago.
“I think for me, my football career, it was completely the right decision. Don't get me wrong I had an unbelievable time and made great friends,” James told Sky Sports.
“The staff were amazing to me and the fans. For me it's my time to move on career-wise and moving forward. I'm looking forward to it.
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James has joked that sitting in the club’s boardroom felt like deja vu.
He continued: “Bit of a whirlwind for me, a crazy time. I'm here now and I'm grateful for the club to believe in me and have interest in me from that time two and a half years ago.
“I'm happy to be here now. I can't wait to play in front of these fans. I think there's always been interest since I nearly signed from Swansea.
“It's all kind of happened the last day or two, it happened very quick. This is where I want to be moving forward. It feels brilliant.
“We made a couple of jokes in the boardroom, 'Is it actually done now?' because last time I'd signed everything and it fell through at the last minute. Today feels like deja vu.
“I'm delighted that everything is over the line. Go on internationals now and then looking forward to getting back and playing that first game againstLiverpool.”