Mark Smith

Thu 9 February 2023 18:10, UK

Victor Orta has been spotted at Manchester airport amid claims he is set to fly out of England yet again as Leeds United hunt their new manager, according to the Daily Mail.

The newspaper has reported on its website that the Spaniard could be heading to The Netherlands as Feyenoord manager Arne Slot comes under the microscope at Elland Road.

Slot is understood to be the new frontrunner for the role with Carlos Corberan and Andoni Iraola staying in their respective posts with West Brom and Rayo Vallecano.

It has been all systems go for Leeds United and Orta.

After failing with talks over Iraola in a trip to Madrid this week, the Director of Football was in the stands at Old Trafford with Angus Kinnear during the 2-2 draw with Manchester United.

Andrea Radrizzani has also jetted into the United Kingdom as the Italian attempts to put his foot down to find the next man to take over from the sacked Jesse Marsch.

Clutching.

Everything coming out of Holland right now appears to suggest that Slot is going nowhere.

Feyenoord and their chiefs are speaking out to try and squash the rumours, but the manager himself did admit that he would open the message if Leeds came calling.

That may be Slot laughing and joking, or it could be an invitation for Leeds to shoot their shot and try and get a deal done for him to be in charge within the next week.

Orta may be about to find that out very quickly if he does indeed touch down in Holland for talks, so we could all get the answer that we have been waiting for before the close of play tonight.

After the 2-2 draw with Manchester United showcased the young attacking and exciting squad put together at Elland Road, it would no doubt peak the interest of someone like Slot who loves to bomb forward.

This is certainly one to watch with Orta clearly putting in that overtime this week.

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