Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa celebrates with his players as they lift the Sky Bet Championship trophy (Tim Goode/PA)Leeds have announced head coach Marcelo Bielsa has signed a new one-year deal. Bielsa, whose side launch their first Premier League campaign in 16 years at Liverpool on Saturday, confirmed on Thursday he would stay at Elland Road for at least one more season. “Bielsa last season guided Leeds to the Sky Bet Championship title, winning the league by 10 points and creating history in the club’s centenary campaign. When Bielsa first arrived at Elland Road in June 2018, his contract gave Leeds the option of renewing his deal at the end of the following three seasons. He fell short of ending Leeds’ top-flight exile at the end of his first season when his side lost out to Derby in the play-off semi-finals.

Source: Irish Independent September 11, 2020 09:56 UTC