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Kris Smith Reports have claimed Leeds United could be considering sacking Marcelo Bielsa if results persist as they do now. Pressure is always high on the sides at the bottom, and Leeds look like being one of those sides this season. Unforgiving injury dilemmas haven’t helped their push to replicate last season’s heroics, but we ought to be seeing more regardless. As Leeds sit 16th in the table, reports from Football Insider have claimed that Bielsa is not intending to remain at the club past this season and could face the sack if results remain unsatisfactory. It’s not what the popular consensus of fans would want, and here, we take a look at three reasons why this would obviously be the wrong decision… Legacy trumps short-term form This is the only time in Bielsa’s tenure at the club where he’s underachieving in comparison to how he’s expected to. That is only the case because of how incredibly we did last year with the team we had. With what he has accomplished durin...

The Bundesliga giants are said to be ready to drop over £40m on the winger in January. It's reported in Brazil that Bayern Munich are set to make a huge offer for Leeds United star Raphinha in January. The winger has eight goals and an assist in the English Premier League so far this season, a rare bright spark for Marcelo Bielsa's men. According to TnT Sports in his homeland though the Brazilian could well be on the move this month, with Bayern ready to offer €50million (£42m) to sign him.

Square Ball 6/10/12 By Fax Man Taken from the end of Yorkshire Radio’s interview with Leeds United’s current owner Ken Bates today… Ben Fry: Chairman, can we finish with an update on the investment? Is there anything you can tell us? Ken Bates: Well I’d like to Ben but as I’ve said before the confidentiality agreement, which seems to be a bit one-sided, it makes it difficult to say anything. Of course the stuff that’s coming out now from the Gulf, some from GFH itself but a lot more from the fringe and the press and the media out there, is a little bit confusing. The real problem is, I think their lawyers – because this is pretty straightforward deal by anybody’s standards, and I’ve done 100s of deals in my time – and I don’t know what the delay is. The problem to me is they appear to be making complications when there’s no need to do so. I understand the share purchase is 171 pages long. I don’t know what they’ve put in it and they’re moving at a very slow rate. And I question w...