Adam Forshaw has revealed advice from former Leeds United stars Jonathan Woodgate and Jonathan Douglas were key in his choice to make the move last year.
The midfielder joined the Whites in January 2018 from freshly-relegated Championship rivals Middlesbrough and has since gone on to establish himself as a key member of the side under Marcelo Bielsa.
The 28-year-old says it was comments from two ex-United stalwarts who swayed him to make the leap to Elland Road, then under the stewardship of Thomas Christiansen.
Speaking on the Talking Shutt podcast, Forshaw revealed former Brentford team-mate Douglas and current Boro boss Woodgate both told him to jump at any chance he ever had to move to West Yorkshire.
"When [Middlesbrough] out of the Premier League, the club felt a little bit all over the place," he said."I just fancied something different.
"Something stuck in my mind from when I was at Brentford. Jonathan Douglas told me 'If you ever have the opportunity to play for Leeds, you wouldn't let it pass you by.'"
"I felt when I had the chance to go, a couple of years ago, it was the right time as well. It felt like Leeds were really on the up again, starting to recruit well and you could see what was happening with the owner and stuff.
"[It was] a touch lucky for me, in my career, that was the right stage for me and Leeds were the ones that came knocking.
"I remember Woody [Woodgate] saying the exact same as what Jonathan Douglas said, that you're signing for a huge club.
"'A whopper of a club' were his words. He rang me when I was coming to meet Victor [Orta] and said 'enjoy it, it's a great club.'"
Forshaw has made over half a century's worth of competitive appearances since he first pulled on the shirt for United.
