Can Leeds get the job done where Swansea City failed?
Leeds United are pushing ahead to try and hire Marcelo Bielsa.
SkySports reported this week that the Whites are in advanced talks with Bielsa over their vacancy.
If they do manage to land the famed tactician, then new Championship rivals Swansea City will be left wondering what could have been.
This is because Swansea made a strong push to try and land Bielsa three years ago.
Chairman Huw Jenkins tried hard to tempt Bielsa to Swansea to replace Garry Monk, who would later go on to manage Leeds.
He was unsuccessful, and Swansea have led a torturous path since.
They stuck with Alan Curtis as a caretaker before appointing Francesco Guidolin a month later and then sacking him early the next season.
This led them to Bob Bradley and then Paul Clement, who was later also sacked in favour of Carlos Carvalhal, who has also since left the club with Grahm Potter incoming.
Bielsa would have been a brave appointment and now Swansea could get a close look at ‘what might have been’ first hand if he takes over at their new Championship competitors Leeds United.
Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
