‘A waste of money’ – Ex-Man Utd attacker labelled ‘irresponsible’ and ‘fundamental disappointment’

Ex-Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan has suggested that Daniel James has been a “fundamental disappointment” since his move from Man Utd to Leeds.

The 24-year-old signed for Man Utd in 2019 from Welsh side Swansea City. They paid around £15m to sign him.

James played 33 times in the Premier League during his debut season for the Red Devils in 2019/20.

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The winger did not play as much the year after and this led to him joining Leeds last summer for £25m.

He has been involved in nine goals from his 35 appearances for Leeds United this season.

James was shown a straight red card as they were beaten 3-0 by Chelsea on Wednesday night.

In response to this, Jordan has hit out at James, claiming he has been a “fundamental disappointment”:

“Luke Ayling’s decision was not about anything other than getting the Leeds fans behind him in that corner of the pitch and that particular moment in time because he had been given the runaround by a particular player,” Jordan told talkSPORT.

“Dan James’ decision – it’s irresponsible, it’s not a case of… they’ve got to go into these games with blood and thunder. This is what they’ve got. Against Brighton on Sunday… this is it. You either want to stay in this Premier League or you don’t and whether Brighton want this intensity, they are going to have to be at that level.

“What that doesn’t excuse is irresponsibility. You bring intensities to the pitch, you bring physicality to it, but you don’t bring what Luke Ayling brought to that particular situation, because there is no reason behind it.

“The reason behind it is because he was given the runaround by a certain player and wanted to leave something on him so the Leeds