February 27, (THEWILL) – Reports monitored by THEWILL claim that Leeds United has chosen to part ways with manager Marcelo Bielsa and Jesse Marsch is expected to be given the opportunity to keep the club in the Premier League.
The 66-year-old Bielsa has been under increasing pressure at Elland Road following a poor run of play that included a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur in Saturday’s early kick-off.
Leeds shipped six goals against Liverpool at Anfield and four against fierce rivals Manchester United in less than a week. All those, combined with the loss on Saturday to Antonio Conte’s side, pushed the club’s management to shake things up at the dugout.
Initially, Marsch was already speaking with intermediaries about taking over at Leeds in the summer with the presumption that Bielsa would leave the club at the end of the season.
That potential appointment has been pushed up, given the poor streak of form that has befallen Leeds, and the American will have his first taste of managing in the English Premier League sooner than even he had anticipated, when Leeds make it official.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
