Previous Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle and Everton manager Rafael Benitez is intrigued in the Leeds career, talkSPORT understands.
However, the submit is much more likely to go to Javi Gracia, who has managed Watford in the Premier League as well as Spanish side Valencia.
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Leeds, who shed at relegation rivals Everton on Saturday, have been with out a head mentor since sacking Jesse Marsch on February 6.
And they could be finding a supervisor with huge encounter in Benitez, who started his coaching vocation in 1986.
Benitez designed his identify with Valencia, guiding them to LaLiga glory two times and also profitable the UEFA Cup in the course of a 3-yr spell in cost.
This accomplishment gained him a move to Liverpool, the place he received the Champions League in his first time in demand. He also received the FA Cup in the course of his time at Anfield.
Right after a brief spell in cost of Inter Milan, Benitez returned to England to just take charge of Chelsea on an interim foundation in the 2012/13 season, serving to them to acquire the Europa League.
Spells in cost of Napoli and Serious Madrid was adopted by a 3-calendar year stint at Newcastle, in which he endeared himself to admirers as he got them promoted back to the Premier League in 2016/17.
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Benitez’s most the latest put up noticed him return to Merseyside to handle Everton in the summer of 2021, on the other hand, he was relieved of his obligations in January 2022 just after just six-and-a-50 % months in the work.
On the prospect of Leeds acquiring Benitez in, talkSPORT’ Danny Murphy claimed: “It’s a tough 1 simply because they’re so used to enjoying on the entrance foot so it is a comprehensive contrast, a total adjust.
“Although it is not going especially perfectly for them at the moment so possibly on a quick-phrase deal it could be value the hazard simply because he’s incredibly excellent at finding the workforce organised and building them tough to conquer.”
In the meantime, Gracia has been without the need of a club because leaving Qatari outfit Al Sadd last calendar year.
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The 52-year-old Spaniard received 25 of his 66 online games in cost of Watford through his 20 months at Vicarage Street.
He also led them to the FA Cup closing the place they misplaced 6- to Manchester City, as very well as helping to steer them away from relegation – and the latter experience is just what Leeds will be seeking for.
Even so, right after keeping away from the fall zone in 2018/19, Gracia was sacked by the club just one particular thirty day period into the pursuing year, leaving his facet bottom of the Leading League with just 1 issue from their first four league matches.
Just after his spell with the Hornets, the Spaniard – who played for Athletic Bilbao and Authentic Sociedad – went on to control Valencia, but was dismissed less than a 12 months right after his return to LaLiga.
He then took in excess of from his compatriot, now-Barcelona boss Xavi, at Al Sadd in December 2021 but left in June final year.
The Whites had been connected with West Brom’s Carlos Corberan, Rayo Vallecano’s Andoni Iraola and Feyenoord manager Arne Slot, but none of people probable appointments materialised.
Pursuing their 1- decline to Everton on Saturday, Leeds sit next from bottom in the Premier League, two factors from security and at danger of returning to the Championship adhering to their promotion in 2020.
Marsch had been in demand of the Whites because February 2022 and steered them absent from relegation previous time, but was sacked acquiring gained only 4 of their 20 league matches this expression.
