Leeds United chairman jets to England – and has made his mind up on Pochettino and Bielsa
Leeds United chairman Andrea Radrizzani has flown back to England from his Italian home to oversee the club’s search for a new manager.
But Radrizzani will not be sanctioning moves for either Marcelo Bielsa or Mauricio Pochettino when it comes to replacing Jesse Marsch as boss. Marsch was sacked on Monday in the wake of Leeds’ crushing 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest.
The Yorkshire club have slumped to fourth from bottom of the table following seven league games without a win.
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Reports had suggested Leeds would look to tempt Bielsa back to Elland Road just 10 months after sacking him, but the popular Argentine is not on the club’s radar.
Pochettino has also been linked with taking over, but it’s understood the former Tottenham and Paris Saint Germain boss would prefer to hold out for the Real Madrid job in the hope it will become available.
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Leeds bosses have drawn up a four man shortlist of candidates which includes Carlos Corberan, Kjetil Knutsen and Ange Postecoglou, but not Liverpool legend Seven Gerrard.
Radrizzani is hoping to appoint someone ahead of the visit of bitter rivals Manchester United on Sunday. But all of his targets are currently in work and the millionaire businessman knows this could delay the process before the crunch clash.
In the meantime, U21 boss Michael Skubula will take charge of the team for Wednesday’s game with United at Old Trafford, assisted by coaches Chris Armas and Paco Gallardo.
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Marsch was allowed to oversee training on Monday morning before being relieved of his duties in his own office by managing director Angus Kinnear and director of football Victor Orta.
Club bosses decided Marsch had run out of ideas, while the team had gone soft in front of goal as well as losing its intensity, although the meeting was said to be amicable.
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