Leeds United have agreed deals with four new arrivals to join Marcelo Bielsa as part of his backroom staff as he looks for one further addition just a day after his appointment as manager, according to reliable reporter Phil Hay.
The revered journalist, who is a reputable writer for the Yorkshire Evening Post, claims on his personal account that quartet Pablo Quiroga, Diego Reyes, Diego Flores and Salim Lamrani will definitely be reuniting with his former colleagues, having worked with them at former sides Lille, Olympique Marseille and Atheletic Bilbao.
all four of these staff will be joining Bielsa at Leeds. Have worked with him at previous clubs (Bilbao, Marseille, Lille). Likely to be one further addition to the backroom team too.
— Phil Hay (@PhilHay_) June 16, 2018
However despite four imminent arrivals, it is stated that Bielsa is looking for at least one more senior figure to join the team behind the scenes at Elland Road.
Opinion
Bielsa seems like he has a trusted group which he will take anywhere he goes, and they will continue their journey together at Elland Road. Leeds and the Argentinian manager have no time to waste when it comes to their summer business and getting in a backroom team will be just one of a number of tasks to carry out over the coming days now that his arrival has finally been sealed. The Whites took two weeks since Paul Heckingbottom was axed from his role as manager to appoint the veteran coach and that is valuable time which could have been spent scouting and securing transfer targets. After such a disappointing Championship campaign last season, there need to be some serious improvements over the coming months if the Whites are to hold any aspirations of a good finishing position in the second tier this time next year, let alone a push for promotion.