Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani has given the club’s new manager Thomas Christiansen a two-year contract, according to BBC journalist Adam Pope.
The Championship side confirmed on their official website on Thursday that Christiansen becomes the new head coach after joining from Cyprus outfit APOEL Nicosia but did not divulge the terms or length of the deal.
BBC reporter Pope has since revealed on his personal Twitter account that Christiansen has been given a two-year deal with the option to add a third.
? @BBCLeeds understands Thomas Christiansen has been given a 2 year deal at Leeds United, with the club having the option to add a 3rd #lufc pic.twitter.com/GZdV5D58Fn
— Adam Pope (@apopey) June 16, 2017
The 44-year-old moves to Elland Road after helping APOEL win the first division title in Cyprus and guiding them to the last 16 stages of the Europa League during the recently concluded season.
Christiansen replaces Garry Monk in the dugout, who quit the club in May after failing to reach a contract extension with the club.
The recently appointed Middlesbrough manager joined the Yorkshire outfit last summer after signing a one-year rolling contract.
At that time, the controversial Massimo Cellino was in charge of Leeds, but when Radrizzani completed the takeover of the club from his fellow Italian, Monk quit two days later.
The former Premier League manager, who will come up against his former side next season, guided the club to within five points of the play-off places.
After narrowly missing out on a top-six spot, Leeds supporters will be hoping their new manager can push them over the line next term.