Former Leeds United sporting director Victor Orta was relieved of his duties shortly before the end of the 2022/23 campaign as his decisions played a part in the club’s eventual relegation.
The Whites dropped down to the Championship from the Premier League as the Spanish chief’s signings and managerial appointments failed to keep the side in the top-flight.
Orta, who is now with Sevilla in LaLiga, had his fair share of transfer failures, and successes, throughout his time at Elland Road as he splashed the cash, with mixed results.
As you can see in the table above, the former Leeds director had the opportunity to spend good money on a number of players but they were not enough to prevent relegation back down to the second tier.
However, Orta also deserves praise for some of his superb pieces of business, such as hiring head coach Marcelo Bielsa and signing Brazil international Raphinha.
One move that the Spanish mastermind made that looks to have struck gold with was the signing of young forward Mateo Joseph, who is already starting to blossom in England.
The Whites reportedly spent £900k to sign the teenage dynamo from Espanyol during the January transfer window at the start of 2022.
European giants Barcelona and Manchester City were said to be keen on the talented youngster but TEAMtalk claimed that Orta’s ‘persistence’ paid off as the ex-Leeds chief was eventually able to secure a deal for him ahead of the competition.
He arrived at Elland Road off the back of 14 goals in 21 matches for Espanyol’s U19 side during the 2020/21 campaign, which included a hat-trick against Barcelona
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