Report details Marcelo Bielsa contract update as Leeds players return to Thorp Arch
Phil Hay told Leeds United fans last week that Marcelo Bielsa’s new contract should be done and dusted before players returned to pre-season training.
However, Leeds players were put through their paces on Thursday at Thorp Arch with Ian Poveda sharing an image on his Instagram story of him, Tyler Roberts and Kalvin Phillips in the club’s new training gear and the caption: “Back at it.”
Leeds fans have been treated to several new signings and player contract updates since the end of last season but the big announcement on Bielsa is yet to be made by the club.
With players now back in training, LeedsLive has reported that there are still “no issues” with Bielsa contract, adding that “the final stages of the paperwork” are being addressed.
That’s reassuring to know.
No one can honestly say they have been fretting about Bielsa’s future with it being pretty clear that he’ll sign an extension after winning promotion to the Premier League.
If Leeds hadn’t managed that then yes, we would have been concerned but, thankfully, that’s not the case.
With LeedsLive reporting that the final details are being ironed out in Bielsa’s new contract, we would expect that an announcement will be made by the end of the week.
Players are back in training now and Bielsa is said to have been spotted in Wetherby.
If there was any feeling that he wasn’t going to extend his stay then surely that would not be the case.
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