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title: "Leeds: Marcelo Bielsa tipped for Tottenham job"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Leeds United News"
published: "2021-04-23T14:40:55Z"
modified: "2021-04-23T14:40:55Z"
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# Leeds: Marcelo Bielsa tipped for Tottenham job

**Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara would like to see Marcelo Bielsa replace Jose Mourinho at the club, seeing him as the ideal candidate for the role.**

The Argentine has become a legendary modern day figure at Leeds United, transforming the club’s fortunes.

Bielsa has masterminded the Whites’ return to the Premier League, also [connecting](https://worldfootballindex.com/2020/02/marcelo-bielsa-leeds-united-fans-buckets-tracksuits-and-coffee/) with the fans unlike few other managers in the club’s history.

The thought of him leaving is a grim one for Leeds supporters, but it is something that can never be ruled out when he is only signing one year deals at a time, especially given the unpredictable nature of football these days.

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### O’Hara wants Bielsa to replace Mourinho

Speaking on [*talkSPORT*](https://talksport.com/football/869795/ryan-mason-leeds-marcelo-bielsa-tottenham/), O’Hara claimed Bielsa would be the perfect man to come in for Mourinho:

> “I would say Bielsa. I think he’d be absolutely brilliant and the fans would love him.
>
> “If you can try and prise him away from there it’d be unbelievable. The Leeds fans would be devastated and there would be uproar but Spurs are bigger than Leeds.”

### Transfer Tavern take

O’Hara’s comments are unlikely to go down too well with Leeds fans, especially with Bielsa’s current deal [expiring](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marcelo-bielsa/profil/trainer/2553) this summer, meaning there is a genuine possibility he could depart – he even [publicly quashed rumours](https://www.teamtalk.com/news/marcelo-bielsa-denies-leeds-contract-rumour-european-football) of him signing a new deal earlier this month.

The hope is that he will stay loyal to the Whites and extend his stay at Elland Road, but the lure of joining a club higher up in the table with potentially more money available to splash on transfers is undeniable for any manager.

There is certainly a feeling that Bielsa still has another chapter to write at Leeds, however – the next aim could be European football returning to the club – and we hope the enigmatic boss stays in Yorkshire, as his side have been a real treat for Premier League fans this season.

***In other news, one Leeds player is under scrutiny for two key reasons – find out who it is [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-united-source-shares-concern-over-robin-koch/).***