Leeds United five-man manager shortlist revealed as pressure mounts on Daniel Farke

Leeds United’s Five-Man Manager Shortlist Revealed as Pressure Mounts on Daniel Farke

Leeds United’s Five-Man Manager Shortlist Revealed as Pressure Mounts on Daniel Farke

Daniel Farke is under huge pressure at Leeds after winning just one Premier League game in their last seven fixtures.

A list of managers admired by Leeds has emerged amid pressure continuing to mount on Daniel Farke after yet another damaging defeat.

On Saturday, Leeds lost 2-1 at home to Aston Villa and now have just one win in their last seven Premier League fixtures.

The Premier League club have dropped down to 18th in the table.

Farke took responsibility for the latest loss, which adds further pressure on the Dutchman after more than £70 million was spent on new recruits in the summer.

Farke still has a contract until 2027 and would be entitled to a significant compensation payment if Leeds did decided to sack them.

There is no word on Leeds having a current shortlist of bosses to replace Farke, who is still understood to be backed by the club.

Earlier this month, Lewis Steele of the Daily Mail conducted a Q&A and was asked about who would be the most likely contenders to replace Farke.

Though he stressed that Leeds still had faith in Slot, he answered the question for a “fun experiment”.

Leeds liked the look of Sebastian Hoeness from Stuttgart after he led them to a second placed finish in the Bundesliga in 2023/24, with Girona boss Michel catching their eye after firing the Catalan side to Champions League qualification for the first time.

They also looked at Roberto De Zerbi, who was at the helm Brighton but moved on to Marseille in that summer, as well as Ernesto Valverde – the former Barcelona manager who is in his second stint at Athletic Club.

The experienced Luciano Spalletti was also assessed. The Italian recently returned to management by taking the reins at Juventus following Igor Tudor’s sacking last month.

However, that was a fair bit ago and even with the club in a crisis, Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on the situation.

According to the Italian, Leeds “are not in talks” with any other manager but the board do want to “see a different kind of results and different kind of performances” as “they expect much more” by Farke and his team.