Fabrizio Romano urges Leeds United to hire ‘amazing’ Marcelo Gallardo as manager intention emerges
Former River Plate boss Marcelo Gallardo would be an “amazing” appointment from Leeds United, according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano.
Inews reported on 10 February that the Whites may make another attempt to appoint the 47-year-old Argentine manager, but Romano reports for Caughtoffside (Sunday, 12 February) that Gallardo has no intention to accept a job at Elland Road.
Leeds are looking to find a replacement for Jesse Marsch but they have been unsuccessful in their attempts to appoint Carlos Corberan, Andoni Iraola, and Arne Slot so far.
“Personally, I’d go for former River Plate manager Marcelo Gallardo, I think he would be an amazing choice and a top coach in my opinion, but at the moment he has no intention to accept a job at Leeds,” wrote Romano for Caughtoffisde.
Unlikely
Leeds are taking their time to appoint their next manager, and they should find the right person.
Obviously, it is ideal if the club can bring someone before their Premier League game against Everton, but they should not make any hasty decision.
Gallardo would be a fantastic appointment for the club, but it doesn’t seem like they would be able to lure him to Elland Road this month.
He is currently enjoying his sabbatical and has already refused the opportunity to move to Elland Road. He has a great reputation for developing young talents and would have been an ideal guide for the young rising stars at the club like Tyler Adams and Willy Gnonto.
The major problem here is the linguistic barrier. He doesn’t speak English and feels it could be a problem for him to communicate with his players, and give necessary instructions.
At the moment, the Whites appear to be running out of options. Mauricio Pochettino has been linked, but the former Tottenham boss could be looking for different projects.
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