Simon Jordan brands Dan James' £25m Leeds United move from Man Utd 'a waste of money' in live radio rant

Simon Jordan says Daniel James has been a "fundamental disappointment" and "a waste of money" at Leeds United.

Wales winger James made the headlines this week after seeing red for a studs-up challenge on Chelsea's Mateo Kovacic in Leeds' 3-0 defeat to the Blues at Elland Road.

The result leaves Jesse Marsch's team in the relegation zone with just two games of the season to go. Burnley, a place above the Whites, have played a match fewer and have a better goal difference than their rivals.

James is now suspended for the final two fixtures of the campaign. On talkSPORT, Jordan and Martin Keown were discussing Leeds’ recent sendings off, with Luke Ayling and James seeing red in consecutive games to leave the Whites teetering on the brink.

Down to 10 men against Arsenal and Chelsea, Leeds went on to lose both games to keep them in the bottom three ahead of this weekend’s game against Brighton.

Jordan went on a mini-rant to declare James' £25million move from Manchester United last summer "a waste of money in my eyes", believing that ill-discipline could well cost Leeds their top-flight status.

Jordan said: “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.

“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