Are Leeds United about to miss out on Marcelo Bielsa? The Championship club are reportedly rivalling Primeira Liga giants Sporting Lisbon now.
The optimism appears to be quickly drifting away at Elland Road.
After last season’s 13th-placed finish, the disappointment of Thomas Christiansen and the dross served up during the forgettable reign of Paul Heckingbottom, Leeds fans could not believe it when a man Pep Guardiola described as the best in the world was being linked with a stunning move to West Yorkshire.
Marcelo Bielsa, football’s mad scientist who is revered all around the globe for his revolutionary tactics and thrilling football, has been locked in talks with arguably English football’s biggest sleeping giants for the best part of a week now, according to the Yorkshire Evening Post.
The YEP stated on Tuesday that they had been in discussions over a contract for the 62-year-old with Bielsa strongly interested in taking a long-awaited first job in England.
But things are never simple with ‘El Loco’. He stormed out of Lazio after just two days in 2016 and is known for being a particularly difficult negotiator.
No wonder Leeds fans are very worried, then, with Sporting Lisbon reportedly including Bielsa on a shortlist of candidates to replace the 63-year-old Jorge Jesus at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, according to Record.
Sporting can offer Bielsa Champions League football and a squad chock-full of young talent. So could Leeds miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity?
Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
