The former Leeds United striker was discussing Huddersfield Town’s managerial situation.
The former Leeds United striker Noel Whelan has suggested that Huddersfield Town should avoid making a cheap managerial appointment.
Nigel Adkins is the favourite to succeed Jan Siewert at Huddersfield, having turned down a new deal at Hull City earlier in the summer.
It comes after the Terriers were turned down by the Lincoln City boss, Danny Cowley, having agreed a £1 million compensation package for him and his brother, Nicky, and offered the pair a combined salary of £1.5m, according to The Daily Mail.
And speaking to BBC Radio Leeds on Friday, Whelan used the Whites’ success under Marcelo Bielsa, the former Argentina and Marseille manager, as an example as to why a club like Huddersfield should aim high.
“Leeds United went out and got Marcelo Bielsa,” he said. “They changed a side which was awful the season before they brought Marcelo Bielsa in.
“He’s educated the players. He’s made them a better team – better human beings. So it pays off to pay more to get a better manager.”
Huddersfield spent relatively lightly during the summer transfer window, recouping nearly double their outgoing transfer fees through sales, according to Transfermarkt – that is despite being in their first season of Premier League parachute payments, something with which Leeds have not been blessed in recent years.
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