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title: "Leeds: Ernesto Valverde name-checked as managerial candidate"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/ernesto-valverde-leeds-manager-candidate/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Leeds United"
published: "2022-02-27T12:00:04Z"
modified: "2022-02-27T12:00:04Z"
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# Leeds: Ernesto Valverde name-checked as managerial candidate

**Leeds United have been linked with a move for Ernesto Valverde as a potential managerial candidate, according to the [BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60540295).**

### The Lowdown: Marsch leading contender

Marcelo Bielsa has [officially](https://twitter.com/LUFC/status/1497889392018481152) left Elland Road after almost four years in charge following the club’s poor form in recent weeks.

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The Whites are now just [two](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) points off safety and have conceded [60](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) times in [26](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) Premier League fixtures this season.

[Reports](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1497723661389869057) have claimed that former RB Leipzig boss Jesse Marsch looks set to be the man who will come in for Bielsa, but it seems as if Valverde is also on Victor Orta’s radar.

### The Latest: Valverde interest

As reported by the [BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60540295), Marsch has been of interest to the Whites for a while.

However, they also claim that there are other candidates, including Valverde, who is also out of work at the moment and is known by Orta.

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### The Verdict: Risky

Valverde, who Lionel Messi described as [‘wonderful’](https://www.instagram.com/p/B7TSXzGiNkl/?utm_source=ig_embed), played an [attacking 4-3-3](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ernesto-valverde/leistungsdatenDetail/trainer/1559) system during his last position in management at Barcelona.

Whoever comes in to replace Bielsa will have a huge task on their hands to keep Leeds in the Premier League, but at first glance, Marsch could be the safer option.

As [Phil Hay](https://theathletic.com/3128698/2022/02/16/marcelo-bielsas-leeds-united-future-this-time-its-different/) mentioned earlier this month, the American’s possession-based football and focus on a high press may well make for a smoother transition, although bringing in any new manager at this time of the season appears to be a risky call given the Whites’ precarious league position.

***In other news: [‘I’m told’ – Phil Hay drops hint of possible return date for injured Leeds duo](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/phillips-bamford-injury-return-dates-phil-hay/)***