Brand new manager enters Leeds United reckoning, never coached senior team – Adam Pope - Leeds All Over 20/6/23

Kris Smith

Leeds United are heading towards finding their new manager this week, and Real Madrid youth boss Raul is reportedly someone entering the equation.

Leeds fans remain in the dark as the clock ticks on a managerial appointment this month, with pre-season at the start of July now in view.

The San Francisco 49ers will want to make sure that they make the right appointment as the Whites attempt to clinch promotion at the first time of asking.

As the number of names seems to whittle down towards final candidates, BBC journalist Adam Pope has teased another manager that could be in the running this week.

Replying to a fan on Twitter, Pope stated that Real Madrid Castilla boss Raul could enter the running, as he made his gut feeling prediction:

Raul was reportedly one of the names considered back in February to replace Jesse Marsch as Victor Orta scrambled for a replacement when Leeds were still in the Premier League, before the iconic Spaniard turned down the move – per Cadena Ser.

As Pope alludes to, there has also been discussion today regarding a possible move for ex-Crystal Palace man Patrick Vieira.

Sky Sports revealed this morning that he was part of the shortlist, while former Norwich City man Daniel Farke is also on the shortlist and expected to be interviewed.

Raul would be a serious gamble, and one that I’m not sure many fans would be on board with right away, especially after his handball back in 2001 that some fans still won’t have forgotten about.

It’s hard to understand too much about what he would bring to the club, as he coaches Real Madrid’s reserve side that have zero exposure in England.

Out of the three names there, you have to be looking at Farke as a fairly obvious move to make in order to bring in the right experience.