Real Madrid legend Raul has reportedly turned down the prospect to turn into Leeds United’s new manager.
Leeds are on the hunt for a brand new head coach after sacking Jesse Marsch on Monday following a poor run of results which have left the membership 17th in the table, above the relegation zone on aim distinction solely.
They haven’t gained a Premier League recreation since November 5th and last Sunday’s 1-Zero defeat at Nottingham Forest was the final nail within the coffin for the American.
Numerous names have been linked with taking the reins at Elland Street, with West Brom’s Carlos Corberan and Rayo Vallecano’s Andoni Iraola the present favourites.
Nevertheless, in response to Sapnish outlet AS, the West Yorkshire membership have already made an formidable strategy for Raul, just for the legendary ahead to show them down.
Since 2019, the 45-year-old has been the manager of Real Madrid Castilla, aka Los Blancos’ reserve workforce and while it is stated that he could possibly be all for taking over his first senior job, he does not need to depart Madrid halfway by way of a season.
Next Leeds manager odds:
Carlos Corberan – 6/5
Andoni Iraola – 2/1
Marcelo Bielsa – 7/1
Mauricio Pochettino – 8/1
Ralph Hasenhuttl – 12/1
Marcelino Garcia Toral – 18/1
Odds courtesy of Betfair
This isn't the primary time Raul has been linked with a manager’s job in current occasions, with a number of golf equipment in his native Spain in addition to Schalke and Frankfurt in Germany, trying to safe his providers.
One of the biggest forwards of his era, Raul spent 18 years at Actual Madrid, scoring 323 objectives in 741 video games, making him the club’s document appearance holder and third highest goalscorer, behind solely Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.
He gained six La Liga titles and three Champions Leagues together with his boyhood membership earlier than leaving in 2010, taking in spells at Schalke, Al-Sadd and New York Cosmos earlier than retiring in 2015.
In the meantime, Leeds have announced that coaches Michael Skubala, Paco Gallardo and Chris Armas, will take cost of the group for Wednesday’s match at rivals Manchester United.
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