Sam Allardyce to leave Leeds United following relegation from Premier League
Sam Allardyce has decided to leave his role as Leeds United manager following the club’s relegation from the Premier League.
Telegraph reported that the 68-year-old former Newcastle and West Ham boss will be leaving the role he was given 25 days ago, following talks with the club’s CEO Angus Kinnear on Thursday, June 1.
After survival experience with Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland, Allardyce was the man Leeds turned to as a last roll of the dice after dismissing Jesse Marsch and interim manager Javi Gracia. But the new-manager bounce could only bring one point against Newcastle and defeats against Manchester City, West Ham, and Tottenham confirmed their return to the Championship.
In the final week of the season, Allardyce revealed he would speak to the club after the season to see whether they were “aligned” with each other, which did not rule out the possibility of staying beyond his 25 days in charge.
Leeds are now set to look for a new appointment as head coach as they plot a way back to the top-flight having spent 16 years in the EFL after their last relegation from the Premier League. The West Yorkshire club will now begin their search for a successor ahead of entering the Championship, with both Brendan Rodgers and Graham Potter; two managers who are said to be admired by Leeds executives.
They are also considering whether they need to appoint a new director of football after Victor Orta left the club during the changes during the final part of the season.
Allardyce’s talks have come with the backdrop of uncertainty over a possible takeover at Elland Road. Owner Andrea Radrizzani had the terms of a sale to 49ers Enterprises agreed but only in the event of staying in the Premier League. The American group could still negotiate a deal for the club at a lower price now it is in the Championship.
