Sam Allardyce and Leeds have decided to go their separate ways following the Elland Road club’s relegation to the Championship.
Although Allardyce presided over the collection of only one point during his four match interim tenure at the end of the season, the staff and players at Leeds were highly impressed by his management style and the possibility of keeping the former England manager in the post next season was seriously considered.
Yet following a day of discussions with the West Yorkshire club’s chief executive, Angus Kinnear, on Thursday, it emerged that no agreement was reached, dictating that Allardyce is set to leave Elland Road as Leeds step up their search for a manager to lead a Championship promotion challenge.
Allardyce’s appointment arrived at the end of a chaotic campaign which had seen Leeds sack Jesse Marsch in February and his interim successor, Javi Gracia, at the start of May when they enticed the 68-year-old out of retirement for the final four games.