Leeds United: Who next after manager Jesse Marsch’s departure?

Leeds United are on the hunt for a brand new manager following the sacking Jesse Marsch lower than a yr into his reign.

BBC Sport seems to be at a number of the potential candidates to take cost.

Rafael Benitez

Age: 62 Nationality: Spanish Club: Unattached

One of essentially the most skilled managers within the recreation, Benitez is accessible after leaving Everton a yr in the past.

Well versed with the Premier League, he gained the 2005 Champions League with Liverpool and the 2013 Europa League throughout an interim spell at Chelsea. He additionally guided Newcastle to promotion from the Championship.

Benitez has additionally had stints at a few of Europe’s main golf equipment, together with Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Napoli and Valencia.

Marcelo Bielsa

Age: 67 Nationality: Argentine Club: Unattached

The man Jesse Marsch changed as head coach final yr, Bielsa is thought to be eager to get again into administration after being interviewed for the Everton job just lately.

Bielsa helped get Leeds promoted to the Premier League after which saved them up, however was sacked as they struggled final season.

Despite that, it appears many followers would welcome him again. He is aware of many of the squad however would he need to come again so quickly?

Carlos Corberan

Age: 39 Nationality: Spanish Club: West Brom

The Spaniard was a coach underneath Bielsa earlier than departing in 2020 to take over at Championship aspect Huddersfield.

In his second season with the Terriers he took them to inside a recreation of returning to the Premier League, once they misplaced to Nottingham Forest within the play-off remaining.

Corberan left to take over Greek giants Olympiacos however was sacked after11 video games. He returned to England with West Brom and has led them from the relegation zone to preventing for the Championship play-offs.

Steven Gerrard

Age: 42 Nationality: English Club: Unattached

Former England captain Gerrard is out of labor after being sacked by Aston Villa this season, with the aspect teetering above the relegation zone.

He lasted solely 11 months at Villa Park, profitable 13 of 40 video games, and his time got here to an finish when supporters sang anti-Gerrard chants in his remaining match.

Gerrard’s first managerial job got here with Rangers, guiding them to a primary top-flight league title since 2011 with an unbeaten marketing campaign and breaking Celtic’s stranglehold on the trophy.

Ralph Hasenhuttl

Age: 55 Nationality: Austrian Club: Unattached

Hasenhuttle was named Southampton manager in 2018 and guided them out of the Premier League relegation zone and to security.

In his second season he led them to eleventh and a factors whole of 52, the Saints’ highest since 2015-16.

His tenure additionally featured heavy defeats, with 9-0 losses to Leicester and Manchester United, and he was dismissed final November with Southampton within the relegation zone, the place they continue to be.

Before his time at Southampton he led RB Leipzig to second place within the Bundesliga.

Andoni Iraola

Age: 40 Nationality: Spanish Club: Rayo Vallecano

Iraola has guided Rayo Vallecano to fifth in La Liga after main them to promotion from Spain’s second division in his first season in cost.

He has earned his plaudits for his excessive depth method and has expertise of working with Leeds’ revered former boss Bielsa, having performed underneath the Argentine at Athletic Bilbao.

Iraola, who has additionally managed Cypriot membership AEK Larnaca and Spanish second division aspect CD Mirandes, is known to be admired by Leeds sporting director Victor Orta.

Kjetil Knutsen

Age: 54 Nationality: Norwegian Club: FK Bodo/Glimt

Knutsen has been linked with a number of jobs in England in current months after impressing along with his work at Norwegian aspect Bodo/Glimt, the place he has been in cost since 2017.

He rapidly established them as a dominant power domestically and led them to their first league title in 2020. A profitable defence adopted, whereas his standout end in Europe noticed him oversee a 6-1 win in opposition to Jose Mourinho’s Roma within the Europa League two years in the past.

Mauricio Pochettino

Age: 50 Nationality: Argentine Club: Unattached

Pochettino is one other manager accustomed to the English prime flight, main Southampton to an eighth-place end in his first full season in cost.

A transfer to Tottenham adopted, when he got here agonisingly near ending their lengthy look ahead to silverware – they completed as Premier League runners-up in 2016-17 and misplaced to Liverpool within the Champions League remaining two years later.

Pochettino was dismissed months later and went on to handle Ligue 1 giants Paris St-Germain, claiming the league title and cup in France earlier than leaving final summer season.

Ange Postecoglou

Age: 57: Nationality: Greek-Australian Club: Celtic

Postecoglou led Celtic to a league and cup double in 2021-22 and has them on track for extra silverware as they sit prime of the Scottish Premiership, 9 factors away from Rangers.

Previously he led Australia to the AFC Asian Cup title in 2015.

Postecoglou has been linked with various Premier League groups this season however has beforehand stated he desires to see issues by means of at Celtic.

Nuno Espirito Santo

Age: 49 Nationality: Portuguese Club: Al-Ittihad

Nuno has managed Valencia and Porto and had a profitable four-year spell at Wolves, guiding them to promotion from the Championship in his first full season.

He then led them to 2 seventh-placed finishes – Wolves’ highest placings within the Premier League – qualifying for Europe for the primary time since 1981.

Wolves reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League in 2020 however Nuno left by mutual consent on the finish of the next marketing campaign.

An ill-fated 17-game spell at Tottenham adopted, earlier than he appointed as manager of Saudi Arabian aspect Al-Ittihad final July.

Thomas Tuchel

Age: 49 Nationality: German Club: Unattached

It can be an formidable transfer by Leeds however Tuchel has been out of labor since he was sacked by Chelsea in September.

Tuchel led Chelsea to Champions League success in 2020-21 and gained a formidable 60 of his 100 video games in cost, shedding solely 16.

Before his time in London he managed Paris St-Germain and Borussia Dortmund, the place he boasted win percentages of 75% and 63% respectively.